The Batanes Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Batanes.

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Batanes Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batanes
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Ignacio Villa, Liberal Party since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats	10 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Liberal (5)   NPC (1)   Lakas (1)   PDR (1)   Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members) Acclamation (sectoral member)
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Batanes Provincial Capitol, Basco

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The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending three members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for three members, with the three candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

An additional three ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.