Legislative districts of Negros Occidental

The legislative districts of Negros Occidental are the representations of the province of Negros Occidental 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, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth congressional districts.

History

In 1899, the cities and pueblos of San Carlos, Calatrava, Escalante, Sagay, Cadiz, Manapla, Victorias, and Saravia shall compose the first district. From General Order No. 30, from Office US Military Governor in the Philippine Islands, Manila, P.I. July 22, 1899.^[1]

Negros Occidental was divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into six legislative districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 7 assemblymen at-large. Until 1986, Bacolod was part of its representation.

Current districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Negros Occidental
District	Current Representative			Party	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)^[2]	Area^[3]	Map
District	Image		Name	Party	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)^[2]	Area^[3]	Map
1st			Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. (since 2019)	NPC	List Calatrava Escalante Salvador Benedicto San Carlos Toboso	381,716	1,436.59 km²
2nd			Alfredo D. Marañon III (since 2022)	NUP	List Cadiz Manapla Sagay	362,521	967.77 km²
3rd		Vacant^{[note 1]}			List Enrique B. Magalona Murcia Silay Talisay Victorias	482,646	942.29 km²
4th			Juliet Marie D. Ferrer (since 2016)	NUP	List Bago La Carlota Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique Valladolid	406,666	750.86 km²
5th			Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III (since 2022)	Independent	List Binalbagan Himamaylan Hinigaran Isabela La Castellana Moises Padilla	464,026	1,220.00 km²
6th			Mercedes K. Alvarez (since 2022)	NPC	List Candoni Cauayan Hinoba-an Ilog Kabankalan Sipalay	525,597	2,485.03 km²

Notes

^ Seat vacant since the appointment of Jose Francisco B. Benitez as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general on August 16, 2024.

Historical districts

At-Large (defunct)

1943-1944

Excludes Bacolod

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Vicente F. Castillo
National Assembly 1943–1944	Gil M. Montilla

1984-1986

Includes Bacolod

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Wilson Gamboa
	Antonio M. Gatuslao
	Roberto A. Gatuslao
	Jaime G. Golez
	Alfredo G. Maranon, Jr.
	Roberto L. Montelibano
	Jose Y. Varela, Jr.

References

^ OTIS, MAJ. GEN E.S. (1899). Report on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands: 1899. Govt. Print. Off. p. 125. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[4] Seat vacant since the appointment of Jose Francisco B. Benitez as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general on August 16, 2024.

[1] OTIS, MAJ. GEN E.S. (1899). Report on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands: 1899. Govt. Print. Off. p. 125. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[psa-2] "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[list-3] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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