The legislative districts of Nueva Ecija are the representations of the
province of
Nueva Ecija 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
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* Hi ...
, and
fourth congressional districts.
History
Nueva Ecija constituted
Nueva Ecija into a
single assembly district for the
Malolos Congress, wherein it was represented by
three delegates, from 1898 to 1899.
Philippine Commission Act No. 1582 later revived the district for the
first elections to the
lower chamber of the bicameral
Philippine Legislature
The Philippine Legislature was the legislature of the Philippines from 1907 to 1935, during the American colonial period, and predecessor of the current Congress of the Philippines. It was bicameral and the legislative branch of the Insular G ...
in 1907.
The province was later divided into two districts with the enactment of Act No. 3336 on December 7, 1926;
their separate representatives were first elected in the
1928 elections.
When seats for the
upper house of the
Philippine Legislature
The Philippine Legislature was the legislature of the Philippines from 1907 to 1935, during the American colonial period, and predecessor of the current Congress of the Philippines. It was bicameral and the legislative branch of the Insular G ...
were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the
third senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
During the
Japanese occupation of the Philippines in the
Second World War,
two delegates represented Nueva Ecija in the unicameral
National Assembly of the
Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an
''ex officio'' member), while the other was indirectly elected through local conventions of
KALIBAPI
The Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (''Association for Service to the New Philippines''), or KALIBAPI, was a fascist Filipino political party that served as the sole party of state during the Japanese occupation. It was intended t ...
party members.
The pre-war two-representative district configuration was restored upon the re-establishment of the
Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, and lasted until the disbandment of
Congress
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in 1972 as a result of the declaration of
Martial Law. Two chartered cities created during this period —
Cabanatuan
Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; ilo, Siudad ti Cabanatuan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 327,325 peop ...
(1950) and
Palayan
Palayan, officially the City of Palayan ( fil, Lungsod ng Palayan, Ilocano: ''Siudad ti Palayan''), is a 5th class component city and capital of the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45 ...
(1965) — remained part of the
second congressional district of Nueva Ecija, by virtue of Republic Act No. 526 (§90)
and Republic Act No. 4475 (§42), respectively.
Nueva Ecija was represented in the
Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of
Region III from 1978 to 1984, and elected
four representatives, at large, to the
Regular Batasang Pambansa in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
.
The province was reapportioned into four
congressional districts
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under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting
that same year.
Current Districts
LakasCMD (1)
Nacionalista (1)
NUP (1)
PDPLaban (1)
Historical Districts
Lone District (defunct)
Notes
At-Large (defunct)
1898–1899
1943–1944
1984–1986
References
{{Philippine legislative districts
Nueva Ecija
Politics of Nueva Ecija