Albay's 3rd congressional district

Albay's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of Ligao and adjacent municipalities of Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Oas, Pio Duran and Polangui. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Fernando Cabredo of the National Unity Party.

Representation history
{| class=wikitable ! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Legislature ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Albay's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly

 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District created January 9, 1907.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Ángel Roco
 * October 16, 1907
 * October 16, 1909
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Progresista
 * Elected in 1907.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 1907–1916 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Félix Samson
 * October 16, 1909
 * October 16, 1912
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1909.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Ceferino Villareal
 * October 16, 1912
 * October 16, 1916
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1912.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1912.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | National Assembly ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Tomás Luna
 * October 16, 1916
 * June 3, 1919
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4th
 * Progresista
 * Elected in 1916.
 * rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Mariano O. Marbella
 * June 3, 1919
 * June 6, 1922
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1919.
 * rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 6
 * style="background-color:#B22222|
 * rowspan="4" | Pedro Sabido
 * rowspan="4" | June 6, 1922
 * rowspan="4" | June 5, 1934
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * Nacionalista Unipersonalista
 * Elected in 1922.
 * rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * rowspan="3" | Nacionalista Consolidado
 * Re-elected in 1925.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * Re-elected in 1928.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * Re-elected in 1931.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1931–1935 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Sulpicio V. Cea
 * June 5, 1934
 * September 16, 1935
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Nacionalista Democrático
 * Elected in 1934.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Sulpicio V. Cea
 * June 5, 1934
 * September 16, 1935
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Nacionalista Democrático
 * Elected in 1934.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Albay's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Common wealth Congress ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | (6)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Pedro Sabido
 * rowspan="2" | September 16, 1935
 * rowspan="2" | November 3, 1939
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
 * Elected in 1935.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 1935–1941 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1938. Resigned on appointment as National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation manager.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Marcial O. Rañola
 * December 10, 1940
 * December 30, 1941
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1940 to finish Sabido's term.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1940 to finish Sabido's term.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Congress ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created May 24, 1945.
 * style="text-align:center;" | (8)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Marcial O. Rañola
 * June 11, 1945
 * May 25, 1946
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1941.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1945–1946 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * Re-elected in 1941.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1945–1946 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

 * style="text-align:center;" | (8)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Marcial O. Rañola
 * May 25, 1946
 * December 30, 1949
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1946.
 * rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 9
 * rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Pío Duran
 * rowspan="3" | December 30, 1949
 * rowspan="3" | February 28, 1961
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * rowspan="3" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1949.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Re-elected in 1953.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4th
 * Re-elected in 1957. Died in office.
 * style="text-align:center;" | —
 * vacant
 * February 28, 1961
 * December 30, 1961
 * No special election held to fill vacancy.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 10
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Josefina B. Duran
 * rowspan="2" | December 30, 1961
 * rowspan="2" | December 30, 1969
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 1961.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * Re-elected in 1965.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 11
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Roberto M. Sabido
 * December 30, 1969
 * September 23, 1972
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1969–1972 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created February 2, 1987.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 12
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Elfren R. Sarte
 * June 30, 1987
 * June 30, 1992
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 1987.
 * rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui
 * style="text-align:center;" | 13
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Al Francis Bichara
 * June 30, 1992
 * June 30, 1995
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * NPC
 * Elected in 1992.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 14
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Romeo R. Salalima
 * June 30, 1995
 * June 30, 1998
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * NPC
 * Elected in 1995.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 15
 * rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Joey Salceda
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 1998
 * rowspan="3" | February 10, 2007
 * style="text-align:center;" | 11th
 * rowspan="3" | Lakas
 * Elected in 1998.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 12th
 * Re-elected in 2001.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 13th
 * Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as presidential chief of staff.
 * style="text-align:center;" | —
 * vacant
 * February 10, 2007
 * June 30, 2007
 * No special election held to fill vacancy.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Reno Lim
 * June 30, 2007
 * June 30, 2010
 * style="text-align:center;" | 14th
 * NPC
 * Elected in 2007.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 17
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Fernando V. Gonzalez
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 2010
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 2019
 * style="text-align:center;" | 15th
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 2010.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16th
 * Re-elected in 2013.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 17th
 * PDP–Laban
 * Re-elected in 2016.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 18
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Fernando Cabredo
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * rowspan="2" | Incumbent
 * style="text-align:center;" | 18th
 * PDP–Laban
 * Elected in 2019.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * NUP
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 2019
 * style="text-align:center;" | 15th
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 2010.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16th
 * Re-elected in 2013.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 17th
 * PDP–Laban
 * Re-elected in 2016.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 18
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Fernando Cabredo
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * rowspan="2" | Incumbent
 * style="text-align:center;" | 18th
 * PDP–Laban
 * Elected in 2019.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * NUP
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * NUP
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }