Palawan's 3rd congressional district

Palawan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2013.[3] The district is composed of the city of Puerto Princesa and adjacent municipality of Aborlan.[4] It was created after the 2012 reapportionment that redrew the boundaries of the 2nd district and allocated a new district for Palawan's capital and only city. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edward Hagedorn of PDP-Laban.[5]

Palawan's 3rd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
ProvincePalawan
RegionMimaropa
Population290,207 (2015)[1]
Electorate178,706 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area3,188.35 km2 (1,231.03 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2012
RepresentativeEdward Hagedorn
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Palawan's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created July 19, 2012 from Palawan's 2nd district.[4]
1 Douglas S. Hagedorn June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th NPC Elected in 2013. 2013–present
Aborlan, Puerto Princesa
2 Gil P. Acosta June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th NPC Elected in 2016.
3 Gil A. Acosta Jr. June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th PPP Elected in 2019.
4 Edward S. Hagedorn June 30, 2022 Incumbent
Term expires June 30, 2025		 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022.

Election results

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "Republic Act No. 10171". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

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