Legislative districts of Nueva Ecija
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], and [|fourth] congressional districts.
History
Act No. 1582 initially constituted Nueva Ecija into a [|single assembly district] for the first elections to the lower chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature 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 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, while the other was indirectly elected through local conventions of KALIBAPI 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 in 1972 as a result of the declaration of Martial Law. Two chartered cities created during this period — Cabanatuan and Palayan — remained part of the [|second congressional district] of Nueva Ecija, by virtue of Republic Act No. 526 and Republic Act No. 4475, 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.
The province was reapportioned into four congressional districts under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
1st District
- Municipalities: Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Nampicuan, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
- Population : 563,196
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Eduardo Nonato N. Joson |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Renato V. Diaz |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Renato V. Diaz |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Josefina M. Joson |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Josefina M. Joson |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Josefina M. Joson |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Eduardo Nonato N. Joson |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Josefina M. Joson |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Estrellita B. Suansing |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Estrellita B. Suansing |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Estrellita B. Suansing |
1928–1972
- Municipalities: Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza, Talugtug
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928-1931 | Hermogenes Concepcion |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931-1934 | Manuel V. Gallego |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934-1935 | Jose R. Robles |
| 1st National Assembly 1935-1938 | Manuel A. Alzate |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | Manuel A. Alzate |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | Manuel V. Gallego |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | vacant |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | Jose A. Cando |
| 2nd Congress 1949-1953 | Jose O. Corpus |
| 3rd Congress 1953-1957 | Jose O. Corpus |
| 4th Congress 1957-1961 | Eugenio Baltao |
| 5th Congress 1961-1965 | Eugenio Baltao |
| 6th Congress 1965-1969 | Eugenio Baltao |
| 7th Congress 1969-1972 | Leopoldo D. Diaz |
Notes
2nd District
- Cities: Muñoz, San Jose
- Municipalities: Carranglan, Llanera, Lupao, Pantabangan, Rizal, Talugtug
- Population : 463,670
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Simeon E. Garcia, Jr. |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Eleuterio R. Violago |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Eleuterio R. Violago |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Simeon E. Garcia, Jr. |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Eleuterio R. Violago |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Eleuterio R. Violago |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Joseph Gilbert F. Violago |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Joseph Gilbert F. Violago |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Joseph Gilbert F. Violago |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Micaela S. Violago |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Micaela S. Violago |
1928–1972
- City: Palayan
- Municipalities: Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Gabaldon , Llanera, General Mamerto Natividad
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928-1931 | Aurelio V. Cecilio |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931-1934 | Felipe Buencamino, Jr. |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934-1935 | Isauro Gabaldon |
| 1st National Assembly 1935-1938 | Felipe Buencamino, Jr. |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | Felipe Buencamino, Jr. |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | vacant |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | Gabriel Belmonte |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | vacant |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | Constancio Padilla |
| 2nd Congress 1949-1953 | Jesus Ilagan |
| 3rd Congress 1953-1957 | Celestino C. Juan |
| 4th Congress 1957-1961 | Felicisimo Ocampo |
| 5th Congress 1961-1965 | Felicisimo Ocampo |
| 6th Congress 1965-1969 | Angel D. Concepcion |
| 7th Congress 1969-1972 | Angel D. Concepcion |
Notes
3rd District
- Cities: Cabanatuan, Palayan
- Municipalities: Bongabon, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Santa Rosa
- Population : 589,607
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Hermogenes D. Concepcion, Jr. |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Pacifico M. Fajardo |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Pacifico M. Fajardo |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Pacifico M. Fajardo |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Aurelio M. Umali |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Aurelio M. Umali |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Czarina D. Umali |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Czarina D. Umali |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Czarina D. Umali |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Rosanna V. Vergara |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Rosanna V. Vergara |
4th District
- City: Gapan
- Municipalities: Cabiao, General Tinio, Jaen, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo
- Population : 534,988
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Nicanor G. De Guzman, Jr. |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | vacant |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Victorio A. Lorenzo |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Julita Lorenzo-Villareal |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Julita Lorenzo-Villareal |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Raul L. Villareal |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Rodolfo W. Antonino |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Rodolfo W. Antonino |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Rodolfo W. Antonino |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Magnolia Rosa C. Antonino-Nadres |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Magnolia Rosa C. Antonino-Nadres |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Maricel G. Natividad-Nagaño |