Legislative district of Abra

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The lone Congressional District of Abra is the representation of the Province of Abra in the Philippine House of Representatives. It was established in 1919, after Abra was reestablished as a province on March 9, 1917. From 1907 until its reestablishment in 1919, it was part of the representation of Ilocos Sur. During the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region I.

[edit] Lone District

  • Population (2000): 209,491
Period Representative/Assemblyman
5th Philippine Legislature
19191922
Eustaquio Purugganan
6th Philippine Legislature
19221925
Adolfo Brillantes
7th Philippine Legislature
19251928
Quintin Paredes
8th Philippine Legislature
19281931
9th Philippine Legislature
19311934
10th Philippine Legislature
19341935
1st National Assembly
19351938
Agapito Garduque
2nd National Assembly
19381941
Quintin Paredes
3rd National Assembly
19411946
Jesus Paredes
1st Congress
19461949
Quintin Paredes
2nd Congress
19491953
Virgilio Valera
3rd Congress
19531957
Lucas P. Paredes
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
Carmelo Z. Barbero
7th Congress
19691972
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Arturo V. Barbero
8th Congress
19871992
Rudolfo A. Bernardez
9th Congress
19921995
Jeremias Z. Zapata
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Vicente Ysidro P. Valera
12th Congress
20012004
Luis P. Bersamin, Jr.
13th Congress
2004present

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[edit] Reference

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library