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The La Union Provincial Board is the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibi ...
(provincial legislature) of the
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of
La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union (; ; ; ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the San Fernando, La Union, City of San Fernando, is the most ...
. The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes are elected. The usual result when the candidates div ...
: the province is divided into two districts, each having five seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five candidates per district being elected. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the
plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected. Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...
province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of La Union The legislative districts of La Union are the representations of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of La Union in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently rep ...
. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the
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(ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the
Sangguniang Kabataan A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a community council that represents the youth in a barangay in the Philippines. Established to provide young people with a platform for civic engagement and participation in Local government in ...
(SK, youth councils) and the
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(PCL).


Apportionment


List of members


Current members

These are the members after the
2025 Philippine general election The 2025 Philippine general election was held on May 12, 2025. During this midterm election, where the winners take office mid-way through the Presidency of Bongbong Marcos, term of President Bongbong Marcos, all 317 seats in the House of Repres ...
: * Vice Governor: Eric O. Sibuma (
Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...
) Notes: * Rachel Pinzon is later replaced/represented by Aaron Kyle Pinzon due to health concerns * Pablo Ortega filed his candidacy for councilor to replace his late brother, Councilor Ramon “Monetskie” Ortega, who died due to heart ailments.


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{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Politics of La Union Provincial boards in the Philippines