The Negros Occidental Provincial Board is the

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(provincial legislature) of the

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Negros Occidental Negros Occidental (; ), officially the Province of Negros Occidental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Negros, Negros Island. Its capital is the city of Bacolod, of which it is geographically s ...

. The members are elected via six provincial board districts, coextensive with the legislative districts of Negros Occidental, each sending two members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for two members, with the two candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. The Vice Governor of Negros Occidental is the ex officio presiding officer, elected with the

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. As ex officio presiding officer, he only votes to break ties.

List of members

An additional three ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the

Association of Barangay Captains The Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (League of Barangays in the Philippines) and the Asosasyon ng mga Kapitan ng Barangay (Association of Barangay Captains, ABC) are formal organizations of all the barangays in the Philippines. Presently, alm ...

, the Councilors' League, the

Sangguniang Kabataan A Sangguniang Kabataan (abbreviated as SK; ) is a community council that represents the youth in a barangay in the Philippines. Established to provide young people with a platform for civic engagement and participation in Local government in ...

provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and

, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Jose Benito A. Alfonso ( NUP)

Past members

Vice Governors

1st District Board Members

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: Escalante, San Carlos City *

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: Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, Toboso *Population (2015): 375,006

2nd District Board Members

: Cadiz, Sagay City *

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: Manapla *Population (2015): 355,832

3rd District Board Members

: Silay City, Talisay City, Victorias City *

: Enrique B. Magalona,

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*Population (2015): 461,284

4th District Board Members

: Bago, La Carlota City *

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, Pulupandan, San Enrique,

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*Population (2015): 376,791

5th District Board Members

: Himamaylan City *

: Binalbagan,

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, Isabela, La Castellana, Moises Padilla *Population (2015): 438,139

6th District Board Members

: Kabankalan City, Sipalay City *

: Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an,

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*Population (2015): 490,209

Philippine Councilors League President

These are members representing a group of elected councilors from the twelve City Councils and nineteen Municipal Councils of Negros Occidental.

Liga ng mga Barangay President

These are members representing a group of elected barangay chairpersons from 31 ABC councils of Negros Occidental.

Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President

These are members representing a group of elected SK chairpersons from 31 SK Federation councils of Negros Occidental.

References

{{Reflist Provincial boards in the Philippines Politics of Negros Occidental