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Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 3rd congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
Province	Iloilo
Region	Western Visayas
Population	456,006 (2020)
Electorate	273,797 (2022)
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Badiangan Bingawan Cabatuan Calinog Janiuay Lambunao Maasin Mina Pototan
Area	1,405.43 km (542.64 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Lorenz R. Defensor
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the northwestern and central municipalities of Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina and Pototan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lorenz R. Defensor of the National Unity Party (NUP).

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the central Iloilo municipalities of Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, and Zarraga.

Representation history

Election results

2016

2013

2010

1965

See also

• Legislative districts of Iloilo

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
5. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
7. Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Elections Were Held on November 9, 1965. Manila: Bureau of Print. 1967. p. 300.

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Aklan At-large* 1st 2nd Antique At-large Capiz At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd* Guimaras At-large Iloilo At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Iloilo City At-large Region VI At-large*
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• Congressional districts of the Philippines
• Politics of Iloilo
• 1907 establishments in the Philippines
• Congressional districts of Western Visayas
• Constituencies established in 1907