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The Tarlac Provincial Board is the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibi ...
(provincial legislature) of the
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of
Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. It had a population of 1,503,456 people according to ...
. The members are elected via
plurality-at-large voting Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes are elected. The usual result when the candidates div ...
: the province is divided into three districts, with the first and third districts sending three members each, while the second district sending four members to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. The vice governor is the ''ex officio'' presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the
plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidates in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality) are elected. Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member ...
province-wide. The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the
legislative districts of Tarlac The legislative districts of Tarlac are the representations of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Tarlac in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represe ...
. Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the
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(ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), 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 ...
(SK, youth councils) and the
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(PCL).


Apportionment


List of members


Current members

These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections: * Vice Governor: Estelita M. Aquino ( NPC)


References

{{Sangguniang Panlalawigan Politics of Tarlac Provincial boards in the Philippines