The Kalinga 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

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. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each having four seats. A voter votes up to four names, with the top four candidates per district being elected. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the

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province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is not coextensive with the

legislative district of Kalinga The legislative districts of Kalinga are the representations of the province of Kalinga in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through it ...

; unlike congressional representation which is at-large, Kalinga is divided into two districts for representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the

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(ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the

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(PCL). Kalinga's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).

Apportionment

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2019 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Dave Odiem (

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)

References

{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Politics of Kalinga (province) Provincial boards in the Philippines