ines ▁Norte ▁are ▁the ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Cam ar ines ▁Norte ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁national ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁province ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁through ▁its ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁con gression al ▁districts . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Cam ar ines ▁Norte ▁was ▁represented ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁districts ▁of ▁Amb os ▁Cam ar ines ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁granted ▁its ▁own ▁representation , ▁after ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Amb os ▁Cam ar ines ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁into ▁Norte ▁and ▁Sur . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁Region ▁V . ▁▁ ▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁Republic ▁Act ▁ 9 7 2 5 ▁abol ished ▁the ▁l one ▁district ▁and ▁divided ▁the ▁province ▁into ▁two ▁districts ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁elections . ▁▁ 1 st ▁District ▁ ▁Municipal ities : ▁ ▁Cap al ong a , ▁Jose ▁P ang an ib an , ▁Lab o , ▁Par ac ale , ▁Santa ▁El ena ▁Population ▁( 2 0 1 5 ): ▁ 2 9 2 , 8 7 1 ▁▁ 2 nd ▁District ▁ ▁Municipal ities : ▁ ▁Bas ud , ▁Da et , ▁Mer cedes , ▁San ▁Lorenzo ▁Ru iz , ▁San ▁Vic ente , ▁T alis ay , ▁Vin z ons ▁ ▁Population ▁( 2 0 1 5 ): ▁ 2 9 0 , 4 4 2 ▁