The legislative districts of Bacolod are the representations of the
highly urbanized city of
Bacolod in the
various national legislatures of the
Philippines
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. The city is currently represented in the
lower house of the
Congress of the Philippines
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through its
lone congressional district.
It was represented as part of the
at-large district of
Negros Occidental
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from 1898 to 1899, 1943 to 1944, and 1985 to 1986, the
second district of Negros Occidental from 1907 to 1941 and 1945 to 1972, and of
Region VI from 1978 to 1984.
Senatorial representation
Between 1916 and 1935, the then-municipality of Bacolod, under the province of Negros Occidental, was represented in the
Senate of the Philippines
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through the
8th senatorial district of the Philippine Islands. However, in 1935, all senatorial districts were abolished when a unicameral
National Assembly
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was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the
Tydings–McDuffie Act
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, which established the
Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the
1941 elections, when the Senate was restored after a
constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide
at-large.
Congressional representation
Bacolod has been represented in the lower house of
various Philippine national legislatures since 1943, through its
at-large congressional district.
Lone District
See also
*
Legislative districts of Negros Occidental
References
{{Philippine legislative districts
Bacolod
Politics of Bacolod