The legislative districts of Negros Occidental are the representations of the province of Negros Occidental 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, fourth, fifth, and sixth congressional districts.
History In 1899, the cities and pueblos of San Carlos, Calatrava, Escalante, Sagay, Cadiz, Manapla, Victorias, and Saravia shall compose the first district. From General Order No. 30, from Office US Military Governor in the Philippine Islands, Manila, P.I. July 22, 1899.
Negros Occidental was divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into six legislative districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 7 assemblymen at-large. Until 1986, Bacolod was part of its representation.
Current districts +Legislative districts and representatives of Negros OccidentalDistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUsPopulation (2020)AreaMapImageName1st Jules Ledesma(since 2025) San Carlos City NPC 381,716 1,436.59 km² 2nd Alfredo Marañon III(since 2022) Sagay City NUP 362,521 967.77 km² 3rd Javi Benitez(since 2025) Victorias CityPFP 482,646 942.29 km² 4th Jeffrey Ferrer(since 2025) La Carlota City NUP 406,666 750.86 km² 5th Dino Yulo(since 2022) Isabela Lakas 464,026 1,220.00 km² 6th Mercedes Alvarez(since 2022) Ilog NPC 525,597 2,485.03 km²
Historical districts At-Large (defunct) 1943-1944 Excludes Bacolod Period Representative National Assembly1943–1944 Vicente F. Gustilo Gil M. Montilla
1984-1986 Includes Bacolod Period Representative Regular Batasang Pambansa1984–1986 Wilson Gamboa Antonio M. Gatuslao Roberto A. Gatuslao Jaime G. Golez Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. Roberto L. Montelibano Jose Y. Varela, Jr.
See also Legislative district of Bacolod
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