Legislative districts of Ambos Camarines

The legislative districts of Ambos Camarines were the representations of the historical province of Ambos Camarines in the various national legislatures of the Philippines until 1919.

The undivided province's representation encompassed what the present-day provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, and the independent component city of Naga.

History

Ambos Camarines was initially represented in the lower house of the Philippine Legislature through three assembly districts. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province (and its successor provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur) formed part of the sixth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member Senate.

On 3 March 1919 the Philippine Legislature approved Act No. 2809 which divided Ambos Camarines into two provinces: per Section 3 of the said law the province's northern municipalities were constituted into Camarines Norte, while the remaining territory of Ambos Camarines was renamed Camarines Sur.[1] Pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of Act No. 2809 Camarines Norte was provided one lower house representative, and Camarines Sur two representatives; both provinces elected their separate representatives starting in the November 1919 elections.

Municipalities: Capalonga, Daet, Gainza, Indan, Labo, Libmanan, Lupi, Mambulao, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Paracale, Pasacao, Ragay, San Fernando, San Vicente, Sipocot, Basud (re-established 1908), Talisay (re-established 1908), Cabusao (established 1914)

Municipalities: Baao, Bato, Bula, Calabanga, Iriga, Magarao, Nabua, Nueva Caceres (Naga), Pili, Camaligan (established 1909), Canaman (established 1909)

Municipalities: Buhi, Caramoan, Goa, Lagonoy, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac

Philippine Legislature (1920). Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Volume 14 (Digitized and uploaded by the University of California on 19 July 2013). Bureau of Printing. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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