The legislative districts of Las Piñas are the representations of the highly urbanized city of

Las Piñas Las Piñas (, officially the City of Las Piñas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of ...

in the

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. The city is currently represented in the

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of the Congress through its lone congressional district.

History

Las Piñas was represented as part of the at-large district of the province of Manila in the

Malolos Congress The Malolos Congress (), also known as the Revolutionary Congress () and formally the National Assembly, was the legislative body of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines. From 1898 to 1899, prior to the Philippine Declaration of I ...

from 1898 to 1899, the first district of

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from 1907 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1972, the at-large district of Rizal in the

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from 1943 to 1944, and the representation of Region IV in the

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from 1978 to 1984. It was later grouped with

Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

(as the district of Las Piñas–Parañaque) from 1984 to 1986 for representation in the

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. In 1987, it was grouped with

Muntinlupa Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

to form the district of Las Piñas–Muntinlupa. Las Piñas first elected its own representative in 1998, after the city charter of Muntinlupa (Republic Act No. 7926), approved on March 1, 1995, and ratified on May 8, 1995, separated the two. This separation was confirmed by the city's own city charter (Republic Act No. 8251), approved on February 2, 1997, and ratified on March 26, 1997.

Current districts and representatives

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Politics of Las Piñas

History

Current districts and representatives

See also

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