Legislative districts of Nueva Ecija

The Legislative Districts of Nueva Ecija, namely the first, second, third and fourth districts are the representations of the Province of Nueva Ecija in the Philippine House of Representatives. Nueva Ecija was a lone legislative district from 1907 until 1928. Act No. 3336 enacted in 1927 divided the province into two legislative districts. It was part of the representation of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 4 assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was redistricted into four legislative districts.

Map showing Nueva Ecija's current congressional districts.

1st District

• Municipalities: Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Nampicuan, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
• Population (2010): 505,867

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Eduardo Nonato N. Joson
9th Congress 1992–1995	Renato V. Diaz
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Josefina M. Joson
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Eduardo Nonato N. Joson
15th Congress 2010–2013	Josefina M. Joson
16th Congress 2013–2016	Estrelita B. Suansing

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza, Talugtug (established 1948)

Period	Representative
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Hermogenes Concepcion
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Manuel V. Gallego
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Jose R. Robles
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Manuel A. Alzate
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Manuel V. Gallego
1st Congress 1946–1949	Jose A. Cando
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jose O. Corpus
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961	Eugenio Baltao
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969	Leopoldo D. Diaz
7th Congress 1969–1972

2nd District

• Cities: Muñoz, San Jose
• Municipalities: Carranglan, Llanera, Lupao, Pantabangan, Rizal, Talugtug
• Population (2010): 424,930

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Simeon E. Garcia, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Eleuterio R. Violago
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Simeon E. Garcia, Jr.
12th Congress 2001–2004	Eleuterio R. Violago
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Joseph Gilbert F. Violago
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

1907–1972

• Municipalities: Bongabon, Cabanatuan (became city 1950), Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose (became city 1969), San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Gabaldon (Bitulok, later Sabani) (established 1950), Llanera (established 1955), General Mamerto Natividad (established 1957), City of Palayan (established 1965)

Period	Representative
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Cecilio Aurelio
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Felipe Buencamino, Jr.
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Isauro Gabaldon
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Felipe Buencamino, Jr.
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Gabriel Belmonte
1st Congress 1946–1949	Constancio Padilla
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Jesus Ilagan
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Celestino C. Juan
4th Congress 1957–1961	Felicisimo Ocampo
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969	Angel D. Concepcion
7th Congress 1969–1972

3rd District

• Cities: Cabanatuan City, Palayan City
• Municipalities: Bongabon, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Santa Rosa
• Population (2010): 534,914

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Hermogenes D. Concepcion, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Pacifico M. Fajardo
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Aurelio M. Umali
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Czarina D. Umali
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016

4th District

• City: Gapan City
• Municipalities: Cabiao, General Tinio, Jaen, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo
• Population (2010): 489,664

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Nicanor G. De Guzman, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Victorio A. Lorenzo
10th Congress 1995–1998	Julita Lorenzo-Villareal
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Raul L. Villareal
13th Congress 2004–2007	Rodolfo W. Antonino
14th Congress 2007–2010
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Magnolia Antonino-Nadres

Lone District (defunct)

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Isauro Gabaldon
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Lucio Gonzales
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Isidoro Gonzales
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Gaudencio Medina
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Hermogenes Concepcion
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Feliciano Ramoso
National Assembly 1943–1944	Hermogenes Concepcion

At-large (defunct)

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Angel D. Concepcion
	Leopoldo D. Diaz
	Mario S. Garcia
	Eduardo Nonato N. Joson

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• 1987 Constitution - Region III Legislative Districts