Legislative districts of Capiz

The legislative districts of Capiz are the representation of the province of Capiz in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.

History

Capiz initially comprised a single district to the Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. It was later divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1957, when Aklan was granted its own representation, reducing it to two legislative districts. Romblon was also represented as part of the third district from 1907 to 1919.

In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to comprise three districts.

Capiz was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected two assemblymen at-large.

Current districts and representatives

Political parties

  Independent (1)

  Lakas–CMD (1)

Legislative districts and congressional representatives of Capiz

District	Current representative			Constituent LGUs	Population (2015)	Area
1st			Ivan Howard Guintu (since 2025)	List Maayon Panay Panitan Pilar Pontevedra President Roxas Roxas City	413,213[1]	730.41 km2
2nd			Jane Castro (since 2022)	List Cuartero Dao Dumalag Dumarao Ivisan Jamindan Mambusao Sapian Sigma Tapaz	348,171[1]	1,864.23 km2

Defunct districts

3rd District

Main article: Capiz's 3rd congressional district

See also: Legislative districts of Aklan

• Municipalities: Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Libacao, Makato (Taft), Malinao, Nabas, Numancia (Lezo), Lezo (re-established 1941), Tangalan (re-established 1948), Madalag (re-established 1948), Malay (established 1949)

Period	Representative
5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922	Eufrosino Alba
6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925	Manuel Terencio
7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928	Manuel Laserna
8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931	Teodulfo Suñer
9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934	Rufino L. Garde
10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935	Rafael S. Tumbokon
1st National Assembly 1935–1938
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Juan M. Reyes
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945	vacant[a]
1st Congress 1946–1949	Jose M. Reyes
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Godofredo P. Ramos
3rd Congress 1953–1957

Notes

1. Juan M. Reyes was elected in November 1941 but died before the start of the session on June 9, 1945.

1907–1909

• Municipalities: Badajoz, Buruanga, Cajidiocan, Calivo, Ibajay, Libacao, Looc, Malinao, Nabas, Odiongan, Romblon, San Fernando, Taft

Period	Representative
1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909	Simeon Mobo

1909–1919

• Municipalities: Badajoz, Buruanga, Cajidiocan, Ibajay, Looc, Malinao, Nabas, Odiongan, Romblon, San Fernando, Taft, Jones (re-established 1918)

Period	Representative
2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912	Braulio C. Manikan
3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916	Jose Tirol
4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919	Leonardo Festin

At-large district

Main article: Capiz's at-large congressional district

1898–1899

Period	Representatives
Malolos Congress 1898–1899	Miguel Zaragoza
	Mariano Bacani
	Juan Baltazar

1943-1944

Period	Representative
National Assembly 1943–1944	Eduardo Abalo
	Alfredo V. Jacinto (ex officio)

1984-1986

Period	Representative
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Enrique M. Belo
	Charles B. Escolin

See also

• Legislative districts of Aklan
• Legislative district of Romblon