Legislative Districts Of La Union
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The legislative districts of La Union are the representations of the
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...
in the various national legislatures of the
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. The province is currently represented in the
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of the
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through its
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congressional districts.


History

La Union initially comprised a single district in 1898, when it returned four delegates to the
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that lasted until 1899. It was later divided into two
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in 1907. From 1943 to 1945, in the disruption caused by the
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, two delegates represented the province in the
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of the Japanese-sponsored
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: one was the
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(an ''ex officio'' member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of
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members during the
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. Upon the restoration of the
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in 1945, the province reverted to its pre-war two-district representation. The province was represented in the
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as part of
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from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at large, to the
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in
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. It regained its two
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under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.


1st District

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(became city 1998) *
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Bacnotan Bacnotan, officially the Municipality of Bacnotan ( ilo, Ili ti Bacnotan; fil, Bayan ng Bacnotan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,388 people. Economi ...
,
Balaoan Balaoan, officially the Municipality of Balaoan ( ilo, Ili ti Balaoan; fil, Bayan ng Balaoan), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...
, Bangar,
Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...
, San Juan, San Gabriel (transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935), Santol (transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935),
Sudipen Sudipen ( Southern Ilocano pronunciation: ), officially the Municipality of Sudipen ( ilo, Ili ti Sudipen; fil, Bayan ng Sudipen), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a pop ...
(transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935) *Population (2020): 376,529


1907–1935

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Bacnotan Bacnotan, officially the Municipality of Bacnotan ( ilo, Ili ti Bacnotan; fil, Bayan ng Bacnotan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,388 people. Economi ...
,
Balaoan Balaoan, officially the Municipality of Balaoan ( ilo, Ili ti Balaoan; fil, Bayan ng Balaoan), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 cens ...
, Bangar,
Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...
,
San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...
, San Juan


2nd District

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Agoo Agoo, officially the Municipality of Agoo ( ilo, Ili ti Agoo; pag, Baley na Agoo; fil, Bayan ng Agoo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people. Ago ...
,
Aringay Aringay , officially the Municipality of Aringay ( ilo, Ili ti Aringay; fil, Bayan ng Aringay), is a second class Philippine municipality, municipality in the Philippine province, province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...
,
Bauang Bauang, officially the Municipality of Bauang ( ilo, Ili ti Bauang; fil, Bayan ng Bauang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,449 people. In Philippine ...
, Caba, Naguilian,
Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
,
Santo Tomas Santo Tomás is Spanish for Saint Thomas. Santo Tomas may also refer to: Places Argentina * Santo Tomás, Buenos Aires, Carlos Casares Partido, Buenos Aires Province * Santo Tomás, Neuquén Colombia * Santo Tomás, Atlantico Cuba ...
, Tubao, Bagulin (transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935), Burgos (Disdis) (transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935), Pugo (transferred from Mountain Province 1920; only allowed to elect representative starting 1935) *Population (2015): 445,823


1907–1935

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Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
:
Agoo Agoo, officially the Municipality of Agoo ( ilo, Ili ti Agoo; pag, Baley na Agoo; fil, Bayan ng Agoo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people. Ago ...
,
Aringay Aringay , officially the Municipality of Aringay ( ilo, Ili ti Aringay; fil, Bayan ng Aringay), is a second class Philippine municipality, municipality in the Philippine province, province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...
,
Bauang Bauang, officially the Municipality of Bauang ( ilo, Ili ti Bauang; fil, Bayan ng Bauang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,449 people. In Philippine ...
, Caba, Naguilian,
Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
,
Santo Tomas Santo Tomás is Spanish for Saint Thomas. Santo Tomas may also refer to: Places Argentina * Santo Tomás, Buenos Aires, Carlos Casares Partido, Buenos Aires Province * Santo Tomás, Neuquén Colombia * Santo Tomás, Atlantico Cuba ...
, Tubao


At-Large (defunct)


1898–1899


1943–1944


1984–1986


See also

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Legislative district of Mountain Province The legislative districts of Mountain Province are the representations of Mountain Province in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines thro ...


References

{{Philippine legislative districts
La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...
Politics of La Union