Agusan del Norte's at-large congressional district is a congressional district that encompasses the province of Agusan del Norte in the Philippines. It was declared an official district in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972 and in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[1] The province of Agusan del Norte was created as a result of the partition of Agusan province in 1967, where Agusan del Norte encompasses the northern part of the area.
The district elected its first representative province-wide at-large during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections.[2] However, the representative system was eliminated following the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. This was later absorbed by the multi-member Region X's district for the national parliament in 1978.[1] In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Agusan del Norte elected a member for the regular parliament.[3] It finally became obsolete following the 1987 reapportionment that established two districts in the province under a new constitution.[4]
The district was recreated in 2022 through a law that merged Agusan del Norte's two districts and made Butuan officially a single legislative district separate from the province. The district will be contested again in May 2025.[5]
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Agusan del Norte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District created June 17, 1967, from Agusan's at-large district.[2] | ||||||||
| 1 | Guillermo R. Sanchez | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. |
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| District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Agusan del Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansaedit | ||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984.[6] | ||||||||
| 2 | Edelmiro Amante | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1984. | ||
| District dissolved into Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts. | ||||||||
| District recreated April 27, 2022, from Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts. | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
| 3 | To be chosen | June 30, 2025 | 20th | TBD | To be elected in 2025. | 2025–future Buenavista, Cabadbaran, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago, Tubay | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 4979". Official Gazette (Philippines). June 17, 1967. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "PRRD inks law creating lone district of Butuan". Philippine News Agency. May 4, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021.