The Quezon Provincial Board is the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibilities are defined by the Loca ...
(provincial legislature) of the
Philippine province of
Quezon.
The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four districts, the first and third districts sending two members each, and the second and fourth districts sending three members each to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. 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 a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...
province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of Quezon, with the exception that
Lucena, an
independent component city, is excluded in the second district.
Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the
Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the
Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the
Philippine Councilors League (PCL).
Apportionment
List of members
Current members
These are the members after the
2022 local elections
This local electoral calendar for 2022 lists the subnational elections held in 2022. Referendums, Recall election, recall and retention elections, and national By-election, by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January
*9 January: ...
and
2018 barangay and SK elections:
* Vice Governor: Anacleto Alcala III (
NPC)
Past members
Vice Governors
References
{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Politics of Quezon
Provincial boards in the Philippines