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Thelegislative districts of Marinduque are the representations of theprovince ofMarinduque in thevarious national legislatures of thePhilippines. The province is currently represented in thelower house of theCongress of the Philippines through itslone congressional district.
Marinduque initially hadtwo representatives elected to theMalolos Congress in1898; this remained so until 1899. It was later annexed toTayabas as its sub-province in 1902 and was represented as part of thesecond district of Tayabas beginning in 1907.[1] Upon Marinduque's establishment as a regular province on February 21, 1920 through Act No. 2880, Marinduque was regranted its separate representation, and elected one representative this time in1922. When seats for theupper house of thePhilippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, Tayabas and Marinduque formed part of thefifth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
In the disruption caused by theSecond World War, however, Marinduque was abolished and its municipalities were absorbed by Tayabas once again in 1942 by virtue of Executive Order No. 84. Thus, it became part of theat-large district of Tayabas during theNational Assembly of the Japanese-sponsoredSecond Philippine Republic from 1945 to 1944. Upon the restoration of thePhilippine Commonwealth in 1945, Marinduque's pre-war representation was retained; this remained so until 1972.
The province was represented in theInterim Batasang Pambansa as part ofRegion IV-A from 1978 to 1984, and electedone representative to theRegular Batasang Pambansa in1984. Marinduque retained its lonecongressional district under the new Constitution[2] which took effect on February 7, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives startingthat same year.
| District | Current Representative | Party | Constituent LGUs | Population (2020) | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone | .jpg) | Reynaldo Salvacion (since2025) Buenavista | Independent | 239,207[3] | 952.58 km2 | ||
| Period | Representatives |
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| Malolos Congress 1898–1899 | Ricardo Paras |
| Julio Ruiz |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 | Carmencita O. Reyes |