The Bohol Provincial Board is the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibilities are defined by the Loca ...
(provincial legislature) of the
Philippine province
In the Philippines, provinces ( fil, lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government unit ...
of
Bohol
Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 m ...
.
The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first two sending three members to the provincial board, while the third sends four members; the electorate votes, and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio''
presiding officer, and only
votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the
plurality voting system
Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...
province-wide.
The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of Bohol
The legislative districts of Bohol are the representations of the province of Bohol 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 fi ...
.
District apportionment
List of members
An additional three ''ex officio'' members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the
Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the
Sangguniang Kabataan
provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents
of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and
Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.
Current members
These are the members after the
2022 local elections
This local electoral calendar for 2022 lists the subnational elections held in 2022. Referendums, Recall election, recall and retention elections, and national By-election, by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January
*9 January: ...
and
2018 barangay and SK elections:
* Vice Governor:
Dionisio Victor Balite (
NPC)
Vice Governor
1st District
2nd District
3rd District
Notes
References
{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Provincial boards in the Philippines
Government of Bohol