Areas now under the jurisdiction of Rizal were represented under the at-large districts of the
province of Manila and
Morong in the
Malolos Congress from 1898 to 1899. Rizal, established in 1901, was initially divided into two
representative districts from 1907 to 2022. From 1907 to 1972, the present-day municipality of
Pateros and the cities of
Caloocan,
Las Piñas,
Makati,
Malabon,
Mandaluyong,
Marikina,
Muntinlupa,
Navotas,
Parañaque,
Pasay,
Pasig,
Quezon City,
San Juan, and
Taguig and, until 1998,
Antipolo were part of its representation. When seats for the
upper house of the
Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, Rizal formed part of the
fourth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate. In the disruption caused by
World War II, Quezon City, Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay, and San Juan were incorporated into the
City of Greater Manila and were thus represented as part of the
at-large district of Manila from 1942 to 1944. The province, meanwhile, was represented by
two delegates in the
National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored
Second Philippine Republic: one was an
ex officio member, while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of
KALIBAPI members during the
Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of the
Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its two pre-war representative districts; this remained so until 1972. From 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of
Region IV-A in the
Interim Batasang Pambansa, and from 1984 to 1986, it elected two assemblymen at-large in the
Regular Batasang Pambansa. It regained its two
representative districts under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting
that same year. The province has gained two additional legislative districts in 2021 by virtue of Republic Act No. 11533. The districts elected their first representatives in the
2022 Philippine general elections. == Current districts ==