Iloilo's 3rd congressional district is one of the five

congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines ( fil, distritong pangkapulungan) refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives ( ...

in the province of

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the municipalities of

Badiangan Badiangan, officially the Municipality of Badiangan ( hil, Banwa sang Badiangan, krj, Banwa kang Badiangan, tgl, Bayan ng Badiangan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...

Bingawan Bingawan, officially the Municipality of Bingawan ( hil, Banwa sang Bingawan, tgl, Bayan ng Bingawan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,164 people. Bing ...

, Cabatuan,

Calinog Calinog, officially the Municipality of Calinog ( hil, Banwa sang Calinog, krj, Banwa kang Calinog, tgl, Bayan ng Calinog), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

Janiuay Janiuay (), officially the Municipality of Janiuay ( hil, Banwa sang Janiuay, krj, Banwa kang Janiuay, tgl, Bayan ng Janiuay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

Lambunao Lambunao, officially the Municipality of Lambunao ( hil, Banwa sang Lambunao, krj, Banwa kang Lambunao, tgl, Bayan ng Lambunao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populat ...

Maasin Maasin (IPA: ɐ'ʔasɪn, officially the City of Maasin ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Maasin; war, Syudad han Maasin, fil, Lungsod ng Maasin), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 20 ...

, Mina and

Pototan Pototan ( krj, Banwa ka Pototan, hil, Banwa sang Pototan, tgl, Bayan ng Pototan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,298 people. The town lies on the ba ...

. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Lorenz R. Defensor of the

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Representation history

Election results

2016

2013

2010

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