Legislative districts of Cavite
The legislative districts of Cavite are the representations of the province of Cavite 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], [|second], [|third], [|fourth], [|fifth], [|sixth], [|seventh], and [|eighth] congressional districts.
From 2010 to 2018, the component city of Dasmariñas, while remaining an integral part of province, was granted its own congressional representation by nomenclature. This was officially repealed when the latest reapportionment bill was signed into law, thus reverting it back to its numerical representation as the [|fourth district] of Cavite.
History
Cavite initially comprised a single assembly district in 1907. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the fifth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.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, while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Cavite City, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Tagaytay, the province's other chartered city, was placed under provincial jurisdiction during the war and was not represented separately. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province and its two cities reverted to the pre-war lone district representation.
The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and returned [|three representatives, elected at large], to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Cavite was reapportioned into three congressional districts under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
The passage of Republic Act No. 9727 on October 22, 2009 increased the number of the province's representatives from three to seven, starting in the 2010 elections. However, the conversion of Dasmariñas into a city has resulted in an additional legal name for the fourth district, which became the Lone District of Dasmariñas after the ratification of Republic Act No. 9723 on November 25, 2009.
Meanwhile, despite the conversion of Bacoor and Imus into cities in 2012, their charters explicitly indicate the retention of their numerical designations as the second and [|third districts] of the province.
Republic Act No. 11069, signed into law on September 17, 2018, reapportioned Cavite into eight legislative districts — the most for any province — by creating a separate legislative district for the newly converted city of General Trias. This effectively supersedes RA No. 9723 and confirms the sole legal designation of the congressional district of Dasmariñas as the fourth district of Cavite.
1st District
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Joseph Emilio A. Abaya |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | vacant |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Francis Gerald A. Abaya |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Francis Gerald A. Abaya |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Francis Gerald A. Abaya |
Notes:
1987–2010
- City: Cavite City
- Municipalities: Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Leonardo L. Guerrero |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Dominador G. Nazareno, Jr. |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Plaridel M. Abaya |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Plaridel M. Abaya |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Plaridel M. Abaya |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Joseph Emilio A. Abaya |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Joseph Emilio A. Abaya |
2nd District
- City: Bacoor
- Population : 600,609
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Lani Mercado-Revilla |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Lani Mercado-Revilla |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Strike B. Revilla |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Strike B. Revilla |
1987–2010
- Cities: Trece Martires
- Municipalities: Carmona, Dasmariñas, General Mariano Alvarez, General Trias, Imus, Tanza
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Renato P. Dragon |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Renato P. Dragon |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Renato P. Dragon |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Erineo S. Maliksi |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Gilbert Cesar C. Remulla |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Gilbert Cesar C. Remulla |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr. |
3rd District
- City: Imus
- Population : 403,785
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Erineo S. Maliksi |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Alexander L. Advincula |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Alexander L. Advincula |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Alexander L. Advincula |
1987–2010
- City: Tagaytay
- Municipalities: Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Silang, Ternate
| Period | Representative |
| 8th Congress 1987-1992 | Jorge A. Nuñez |
| 9th Congress 1992-1995 | Telesforo A. Unas |
| 10th Congress 1995-1998 | Telesforo A. Unas |
| 11th Congress 1998-2001 | Napoleon R. Beratio |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | Napoleon R. Beratio |
| 12th Congress 2001-2004 | vacant |
| 13th Congress 2004-2007 | Jesus Crispin C. Remulla |
| 14th Congress 2007-2010 | Jesus Crispin C. Remulla |
Notes
4th District
- City: Dasmariñas
- Population : 659,019
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr. |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr. |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Jennifer A. Barzaga |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr. |
5th District
- Municipalities: Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang
- Population : 500,785
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Roy M. Loyola |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Roy M. Loyola |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Roy M. Loyola |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Dahlia A. Loyola |
6th District
- City: General Trias
- Population : 314,303
| Period | Representative |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Luis A. Ferrer IV |
2010–2019
- Cities: Trece Martires
- Municipalities: Amadeo, General Trias, Tanza
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Antonio A. Ferrer |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Luis A. Ferrer IV |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Luis A. Ferrer IV |
7th District
- City: Trece Martires
- Municipalities: Amadeo, Indang, Tanza
- Population : 485,149
| Period | Representative |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Jesus Crispin C. Remulla |
2010–2019
- City: Tagaytay
- Municipalities: Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Ternate
| Period | Representative |
| 15th Congress 2010-2013 | Jesus Crispin C. Remulla |
| 16th Congress 2013-2016 | Abraham Ng Tolentino |
| 17th Congress 2016-2019 | Abraham Ng Tolentino |
8th District
- Population : 371,827
- City: Tagaytay
- Municipalities: Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Ternate
| Period | Representative |
| 18th Congress 2019-2022 | Abraham Ng Tolentino |
Lone District (defunct)
| Period | Representative |
| 1st Philippine Legislature 1907-1909 | Rafael V. Palma |
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909-1912 | Emiliano Tria Tirona |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912-1916 | Florentino Joya |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916-1919 | Emiliano Tria Tirona |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919-1922 | Emilio F. Virata |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922-1925 | Pedro P. Espiritu |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925-1928 | Augusto A. Reyes |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925-1928 | Antero S. Soriano |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928-1931 | Antero S. Soriano |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928-1931 | Fidel Ibañez |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931-1934 | Emiliano Tria Tirona |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934-1935 | Francisco Arca |
| 1st National Assembly 1935-1938 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938-1941 | Manuel S. Rojas |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 1st Congress 1946-1949 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 2nd Congress 1949-1953 | Manuel S. Rojas |
| 3rd Congress 1953-1957 | Jose T. Cajulis |
| 4th Congress 1957-1961 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 5th Congress 1961-1965 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 6th Congress 1965-1969 | Justiniano S. Montano |
| 7th Congress 1969-1972 | Justiniano S. Montano |
At-Large (defunct)
1943–1944
- excludes Cavite City
| Period | Representatives |
| National Assembly 1943-1944 | Emiliano Tria Tirona |
| National Assembly 1943-1944 | Luis Y. Ferrer |