The legislative districts of Masbate are the representations of the province of Masbate 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
Masbate initially comprised a single district in 1898, when it elected two representatives to the Malolos Congress that lasted until 1899. The island of Burias, currently part of Masbate, also had a separate representation during such legislature.
Masbate later became part of the second district of Sorsogon from 1907 to 1922. Separating from Sorsogon to be reestablished as an independent province in 1920, the province regained its representation effective in 1922. It was part of the representation of Region V from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large. In 1987, it was redistricted into three legislative 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.
Current Districts +Legislative districts and representatives of MasbateDistrictCurrent RepresentativePartyConstituent LGUsPopulation (2020)AreaMapImageName1st Antonio Kho(since 2025)San JacintoLakas–CMD 177,651 814.48 km2 2nd Elisa Kho(since 2025)Masbate CityLakas–CMD 404,366 2,053.25 km2 3rd Wilton Kho(since 2019)UsonLakas–CMD 326,9031,284.05 km2
Lone District (defunct)
Period Representative 6th Philippine Legislature1922–1925 Pablo de la Rosa 7th Philippine Legislature1925–1928 Eduardo Marcaida 8th Philippine Legislature1928–1931 Pio V. Corpus 9th Philippine Legislature1931–1934 10th Philippine Legislature1934–1935 Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. 1st National Assembly1935–1938 Pio V. Corpus 2nd National Assembly1938–1941 1st Commonwealth Congress1945 Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. 1st Congress1946–1949 2nd Congress1949–1953 3rd Congress1953–1957 Mateo S. Pecson 4th Congress1957–1961 Emilio Espinosa Jr. 5th Congress1961–1965 6th Congress1965–1969 Andres Clemente, Jr. 7th Congress1969–1972 Emilio Espinosa Jr.
At-Large (defunct) 1943–1944 Period Representative National Assembly1943–1944 Pio V. Corpus Emilio B. Espinosa Sr.
1984–1986 Period Representative Regular Batasang Pambansa1984–1986 Jolly T. Fernandez Venancio L. Yaneza
See also Legislative districts of Sorsogon
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