The legislative districts of Bohol are the representations of the province of Bohol 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, and third congressional districts.

History Bohol had been divided into three congressional districts since 1907, although the district configurations were altered with the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1987. It was part of the representation of Region VII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected three assemblymen at-large.

Current districts Bohol's current congressional delegation is composed of three members.

Political parties

+Legislative districts and representatives of BoholDistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUsPopulation (2020)AreaMapImageName1st John Geesnell L. Yap II(since 2025)TagbilaranNUP 443,038 1,002.68 km² 2nd Maria Vanessa C. Aumentado(since 2022)UbayNUP 439,771 1640.57 km² 3rd Kristine Alexie B. Tutor(since 2019)CandijayNUP 452,705 2,187.54 km²

Historical districts

First district (1907–1972)

Municipalities: Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran (became city 1966), San Isidro (established 1969)

Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature1907–1909 Candelario Borja 2nd Philippine Legislature1909–1912 3rd Philippine Legislature1912–1916 4th Philippine Legislature1916–1919 Celestino Gallares 5th Philippine Legislature1919–1922 6th Philippine Legislature1922–1925 Fermín Torralba 7th Philippine Legislature1925–1928 8th Philippine Legislature1928–1931 Jose Concon 9th Philippine Legislature1931–1934 10th Philippine Legislature1934–1935 Bernardo Josol 1st National Assembly1935–1938 Juan Torralba 2nd National Assembly1938–1941 Genaro Visarra 1st Commonwealth Congress1945 1st Congress1946–1949 2nd Congress1949–1953 Luis T. Clarin 3rd Congress1953–1957 Natalio P. Castillo 4th Congress1957–1961 5th Congress1961–1965 6th Congress1965–1969 7th Congress1969–1972

Second district (1907–1972)

Municipalities: Alburquerque, Batuan, Bilar, Carmen, Dimiao, Inabanga, Loay, Loboc, Sevilla, Tubigon, Lila (re-established 1915), Sikatuna (re-established 1917), Clarin (established 1919), Sagbayan (Borja) (established 1949), Catigbian (San Jacinto) (re-established 1949)

Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature1907–1909 Jose Aniceto B. Clarin 2nd Philippine Legislature1909–1912 3rd Philippine Legislature1912–1916 4th Philippine Legislature1916–1919 Macario Lumain 5th Philippine Legislature1919–1922 6th Philippine Legislature1922–1925 Cornelio G. Sarigumba 7th Philippine Legislature1925–1928 Olegario B. Clarin 8th Philippine Legislature1928–1931 Marcelo S. Ramirez 9th Philippine Legislature1931–1934 10th Philippine Legislature1934–1935 Macario Q. Falcon 1st National Assembly1935–1938 Olegario B. Clarin 2nd National Assembly1938–1941 1st Commonwealth Congress1945 Simeon G. Toribio 1st Congress1946–1949 2nd Congress1949–1953 3rd Congress1953–1957 Bartolome C. Cabangbang 4th Congress1957–1961 5th Congress1961–1965 6th Congress1965–1969 Jose S. Zafra 7th Congress1969–1972 Pablo Malasarte

Third district (1907–1972)

Municipalities: Anda, Candijay, Duero, Garcia-Hernandez, Guindulman, Jagna, Jetafe, Mabini, Sierra Bullones, Talibon, Ubay, Valencia, Trinidad (Ipil) (re-established 1947), Alicia (Batuanan) (re-established 1949), Dagohoy (established 1956), Buenavista (established 1959), Pilar (established 1960), San Miguel (established 1961), Danao (established 1961), Pitogo (established 1969)

Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature1907–1909 Eutiquio Boyles 2nd Philippine Legislature1909–1912 3rd Philippine Legislature1912–1916 Juan Virtudes 4th Philippine Legislature1916–1919 Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas 5th Philippine Legislature1919–1922 6th Philippine Legislature1922–1925 Teodoro Abueva 7th Philippine Legislature1925–1928 Carlos P. Garcia 8th Philippine Legislature1928–1931 9th Philippine Legislature1931–1934 Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas 10th Philippine Legislature1934–1935 Margarito E. Revilles 1st National Assembly1935–1938 2nd National Assembly1938–1941 Teofilo B. Buslon 1st Commonwealth Congress1945 vacant 1st Congress1946–1949 Cosme P. Garcia 2nd Congress1949–1953 Esteban Bernido 3rd Congress1953–1957 4th Congress1957–1961 Maximino A. Garcia 5th Congress1961–1965 6th Congress1965–1969 Teodoro B. Galagar 7th Congress1969–1972

At-large (defunct)

1943-1944 Period Representative National Assembly1943–1944 Vicente P. Bullecer Agapito Hontanosas (ex officio)

1984-1986 Period Representative Regular Batasang Pambansa1984–1986 Eladio I. Chatto Ramon M. Lapez David B. Tirol

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