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The legislative districts of Negros Occidental are the representations of the province of Negros Occidental 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, and sixth congressional districts.
In 1899, the cities and pueblos of San Carlos, Calatrava, Escalante, Sagay, Cadiz, Manapla, Victorias, and Saravia shall compose the first district. From General Order No. 30, from Office US Military Governor in the Philippine Islands, Manila, P.I. July 22, 1899.[1]
Negros Occidental was divided into three legislative districts from 1907 to 1972, it was redistricted into six legislative districts in 1986. It was part of the representation of Region VI from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 7 assemblymen at-large. Until 1986, Bacolod was part of its representation.
| District | Current Representative | Party | Constituent LGUs | Population (2020)[2] | Area[3] | Map | ||
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Jules Ledesma (since 2025) |
NPC | 381,716 | 1,436.59 km² | 
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| 2nd | .jpg)
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Alfredo Marañon III (since 2022) |
NUP | 362,521 | 967.77 km² | 
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| 3rd | .jpg)
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Javi Benitez (since 2025) |
PFP | 482,646 | 942.29 km² | 
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| 4th | .jpg)
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Jeffrey Ferrer (since 2025) |
NUP | 406,666 | 750.86 km² | 
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| 5th | .jpg)
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Dino Yulo (since 2022) |
Lakas | 464,026 | 1,220.00 km² | 
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| 6th | .jpg)
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Mercedes Alvarez (since 2022) |
NPC | 525,597 | 2,485.03 km² | 
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| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Vicente F. Castillo |
| Gil M. Montilla |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Wilson Gamboa |
| Antonio M. Gatuslao | |
| Roberto A. Gatuslao | |
| Jaime G. Golez | |
| Alfredo G. Maranon, Jr. | |
| Roberto L. Montelibano | |
| Jose Y. Varela, Jr. |
