Legislative districts of Negros Oriental

Map of the current congressional districts of Negros Oriental

The Legislative Districts of Negros Oriental are the representations of the province of Negros Oriental 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

Negros Oriental was divided into two congressional districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into three congressional districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 3 assemblymen at-large. Siquijor was last represented as part of the province's second district in 1972.

1st District

• Cities: Canlaon, Guihulngan (became city 2007)
• Municipalities: Ayungon, Bindoy, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
• Population (2015): 422,208

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Jerome V. Paras
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Jacinto V. Paras
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Emmanuel M. Iway
17th Congress 2016–2019	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
18th Congress 2019–2022

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Amlan (Ayuquitan Nuevo), Bais (became city 1968), Dumaguete (became city 1948), Guihulngan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Manjuyod (re-established 1908), Jimalalud (re-established 1910), Sibulan (re-established 1910), Vallehermoso (re-established 1913), La Libertad (re-established 1918), Canlaon (established 1946, became city 1961), Bindoy (Payabon) (established 1949), Pamplona (established 1959), San Jose (established 1955), Mabinay (established 1959)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Leopoldo Rovira
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Hermenegildo T. Villanueva
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Restituto Villegas
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Guillermo Z. Villanueva
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	Julian L. Teves
1st Congress 1946–1949	Lorenzo G. Teves
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Pedro A. Bandoquillo
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Lorenzo G. Teves
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Herminio G. Teves

2nd District

• City: Bais, Dumaguete, Tanjay (became city 2001)
• Municipalities: Amlan, Mabinay, Pamplona, San Jose, Sibulan
• Population (2015): 508,152

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Miguel L. Romero
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Emilio C. Macias II
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	George P. Arnaiz
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Manuel T. Sagarbarria
18th Congress 2019–2022

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Bacong, Bayawan (Tolong Nuevo), Dauin, Larena, Lazi, Siaton, Siquijor, Valencia (Nueva Valencia, later Luzuriaga), Zamboanguita (established 1908), San Juan (re-established 1908), Maria (re-established 1909), Enrique Villanueva (Talingting) (established 1924), Santa Catalina (Tolong Viejo) (re-established 1947), Basay (established 1968)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Vicente Locsin
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Teofisto J. Guingona Sr.
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916
	Leopoldo Rovira
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Felipe Tayko
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Pedro Teves
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Fermin Martinez
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Enrique C. Villanueva
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Jose E. Romero
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945
1st Congress 1946–1949	Enrique Medina Sr.
2nd Congress 1949–1953
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Lamberto L. Macias
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972

Notes

3rd District

• City: Bayawan (became city 2000)
• Municipalities: Bacong, Basay, Dauin, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Valencia, Zamboanguita
• Population (2015): 424,635

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Margarito B. Teves
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Herminio G. Teves
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Pryde Henry A. Teves
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016
17th Congress 2016–2019	Arnolfo A. Teves Jr.
18th Congress 2019–2022

At-Large (defunct)

Malolos Congress

Period	Representative
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Pio del Pilar
	Mariano Oirola
	Luciano San Miguel

Notes

1943-1944

• Includes present-day Siquijor

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Julian L. Teves
	Guillermo Z. Villanueva

1984-1986

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Ricardo D. Abiera
	Andres C. Bustamante
	Emilio C. Macias II

See also

• Legislative district of Siquijor