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The legislative districts of Sorsogon are the representations of the province of Sorsogon 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Sorsogon initially comprised a single district to the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. It was later divided into two congressional districts since 1907, which included Masbate until it was given its own representation in 1922. From 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of Region V in the Interim Batasang Pambansa, and it elected two assemblymen at-large in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.

Current Districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Sorsogon
District Current Representative Party Constituent LGUs Population (2020) Area Map
1st
Rep. Marie Bernadette Escudero (19th Congress).jpg
 Marie Bernadette Escudero
(since 2022) 		NPC
List
 441,959[1] 1,103.73 km2
2nd
Rep. Manuel Fortes, Jr. (19th Congress).jpg
 Manuel Fortes, Jr.
(since 2022) 		NPC
List
 386,696[1] 1,015.28 km2


Historical Districts

At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

Period Representative
National Assembly
1943–1944 		Manuel Estipona
Rafael Ramos

1984–1986

Period Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986 		Salvador H. Escudero III
Augusto G. Ortiz

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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