Ambos Camarines's 3rd congressional district is a defunct

congressional district Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...

that encompassed the eastern portions of the former province of

Ambos Camarines Ambos Camarines ( es, ambos, meaning "both"; commonly known as Camarines), officially the Province of Ambos Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separat ...

. It was represented in the

Philippine Assembly The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly wa ...

from 1907 to 1916 and in the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from 1916 to 1919. The Spanish colonial province of Ambos Camarines was reorganized under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands on April 27, 1901, and was divided into three districts. Francisco Álvarez was elected as this district's first representative in 1907. Following its repartition into

Camarines Norte Camarines Norte ( bcl, Amihanan na Camarines; fil, Hilagang Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet. The province borders Quezon to the w ...

and

Camarines Sur Camarines Sur ( bcl, Habagatan na Camarines; tl, Timog Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte an ...

on March 3, 1919, the district was abolished with most of its territory having been absorbed by

Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district Camarines Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1919. The district consists ...

Representation history

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Region V Former congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Camarines Norte Politics of Camarines Sur 1907 establishments in the Philippines 1919 disestablishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of the Bicol Region Constituencies established in 1907 Constituencies disestablished in 1919

Representation history

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