The legislative districts of Quirino are the representations of the
province
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of
Quirino
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino ( ilo, Probinsia ti Quirino; tl, Lalawigan ng Quirino), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis. It is named after Elpi ...
in the
various national legislatures of the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. The province is currently represented in the
lower house
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of the
Congress of the Philippines
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through its
lone congressional district.
History
The province was part of
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya ( ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Vizcaya; gad, Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; tl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Vizcaya ), is a landlocked province in the ...
until 1973, and was last represented in Congress as part of it in 1972. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of
Region II, and gained its own representation in 1984.
Current districts
See also
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Legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya
The legislative districts of Nueva Vizcaya are the representations of the province of Nueva Vizcaya in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippine ...
References
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Quirino
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino ( ilo, Probinsia ti Quirino; tl, Lalawigan ng Quirino), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis. It is named after Elpi ...
Politics of Quirino