Palawan's 3rd congressional district

Palawan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2013.^[3] The district is composed of the city of Puerto Princesa and adjacent municipality of Aborlan.^[4] It was created after the 2012 reapportionment that redrew the boundaries of the 2nd district and allocated a new district for Palawan's capital and only city. It is currently vacant in the 19th Congress since the death of Edward Hagedorn on October 3, 2023.^[5]

Palawan's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	345,815 (2020)[1]
Electorate	194,033 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	2 LGUs Cities Puerto Princesa Municipalities Aborlan
Area	3,188.35 km2 (1,231.03 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2012
Representative	Vacant

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Palawan's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created July 19, 2012 from Palawan's 2nd district.[4]
1			Douglas S. Hagedorn	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	NPC	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Aborlan, Puerto Princesa
2			Gil P. Acosta	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
3			Gil A. Acosta Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPP	Elected in 2019.
4			Edward S. Hagedorn	June 30, 2022	October 3, 2023	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022. Died.
—	vacant			October 3, 2023	Present

Election results

2022

2019

2016

2013

See also

• Legislative districts of Palawan