Legislative districts of Tarlac

The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the province of Tarlac in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, and third congressional districts.

History

The province was divided into two legislative districts until 1972. It was part of the representation of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 2 assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted into three legislative districts.

1st District

• Municipalities: Anao, Camiling, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Manuel, Santa Ignacia
• Population (2015): 408,162[1]

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Monica Louise Prieto-Teodoro
15th Congress 2010–2013	Enrique M. Cojuangco[lower-alpha 1]
16th Congress 2013–2016
	vacant[lower-alpha 2]
17th Congress 2016–2019	Carlos O. Cojuangco
18th Congress 2019–2022

Notes

1. Died on May 12, 2015; seat remained vacant until the end of the 16th Congress.[2]
2. Tarlac's 2nd District Representative Susan Yap Sulit was the designated legislative caretaker of the district.

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Camiling, Gerona, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Anao (re-established 1908), Santa Ignacia (re-established 1913), San Clemente (re-established 1914), Ramos (established 1920)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Melecio Cojuangco
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Mauricio Ilagan
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Luis Morales
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Gregorio M. Bañaga
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Sisenando Palarca
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Gregorio M. Bañaga
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Alfonso A. Pablo
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Jose Cojuangco
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945
1st Congress 1946–1949	Jose J. Roy
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965	Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr.
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Eduardo M. Cojuangco, Jr.

2nd District

• City: Tarlac City (became city 1998)
• Municipalities: Gerona, Victoria, San Jose (established 1990)
• Population (2015): 529,992[1]

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Jose V. Yap
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Jose V. Yap
15th Congress 2010–2013	Susan A. Yap-Sulit
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Victor A. Yap
18th Congress 2019–2022

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Aurelio Pineda
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Marciano Barrera
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Jose Espinosa
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Cayetano Rivera
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Jose G. Domingo
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Feliciano B. Gardiner
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Jose Urquico
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.
1st Congress 1946–1949	Alejandro Simpaoco
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jose Y. Feliciano
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Constancio E. Castañeda
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969	Jose V. Yap
7th Congress 1969–1972

3rd District

• Municipalities: Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz
• Population (2015): 427,873[1]

Period	Representatives
8th Congress 1987–1992	Herminio S. Aquino
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Jesli A. Lapus[lower-alpha 1]
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
	vacant
13th Congress 2007–2010	Jeci A. Lapus
14th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Noel L. Villanueva
17th Congress 2016–2019
18th Congress 2019–2022

Notes

1. Appointed Education Secretary on July 24, 2006.

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Benigno Simeon Aquino, Sr.
	Sergio L. Aquino

1984–1986

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Homobono C. Sawit
	Mercedes C. Teodoro

References

1. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx
2. Tarlac congressman Enrique Cojuangco dies Accessed on May 15, 2015.