Legislative districts of Aklan

History
Further information: Legislative districts of Capiz

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Aklan were represented under the 2nd and 3rd districts of the province of Capiz.

Republic Act No. 1414, enacted on April 25, 1956, created the province of Aklan from the western, Akeanon-speaking municipalities of Capiz.[1] The new province began to elect a separate representative starting in the 1957 elections.

Aklan was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VI from 1978 to 1984. The province returned one representative, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the province constituted a lone district[2] which elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The signing of Republic Act No. 11077 authored by Carlito S. Marquez on September 24, 2018[3] reapportioned Aklan into two legislative districts, which elected their separate representatives starting in the 2019 elections.

1st District
Period Representative[4]
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Carlito S. Marquez

2nd District
Period Representative[4]
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.

Lone District (defunct)
Period Representative[4]
4th Congress
1957–1961		 Jose B. Legaspi
5th Congress
1961–1965		 Godofredo P. Ramos
6th Congress
1965–1969		 Rafael B. Legaspi
7th Congress
1969–1972
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Ramon B. Legaspi
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Allen S. Quimpo
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo
13th Congress
2004–2007		 Florencio T. Miraflores
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Carlito S. Marquez

At-Large (defunct)
Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Rafael B. Legaspi

See also

References
  1. "Republic Act No. 1414 - An Act to Create the Province of Aklan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 25 April 1956. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. Congress of the Philippines (24 September 2018). "Republic Act No. 11077 - Act Reapportioning the Province of Aklan into Two (2) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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