Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte

The legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte are the representations of the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second and third congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (19171935) and the historical Zamboanga Province (19351953).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 711 on June 6, 1952 divided the old Zamboanga Province into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur and provided them each with a congressional representative.[1] Zamboanga del Norte first elected its separate representative starting in the 1953 elections.

Even after receiving their own city charters, Dapitan and Dipolog remained part of the representation of the Province of Zamboanga del Norte by virtue of Section 80 of Republic Act No. 3811 (June 22, 1963)[2] and Section 86 of Republic Act No. 5520 (June 21, 1969),[3] respectively.

Zamboanga del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into three congressional districts;[4] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

Map of the 1st District of Zamboanga del Norte
Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Artemio A. Adasa, Jr.
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
Romeo G. Jalosjos[lower-alpha 1]
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Cecilia G. Jalosjos-Carreon[lower-alpha 2]
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Romeo M. Jalosjos Jr.

Notes

  1. Seat vacated after being dropped from House of Representatives rolls on April 23, 2002 due to criminal conviction.[6]
  2. Assumed office on September 2, 2002 after winning the special election to fill the vacated seat.[6]

2nd District

Map of the 2nd District of Zamboanga del Norte
Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Ernesto S. Amatong
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
Cresente Y. Llorente, Jr.
11th Congress
19982001
Roseller L. Barinaga
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Rosendo S. Labadlabad
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
Glona G. Labadlabad
18th Congress
20192022

3rd District

Map of the 3rd District of Zamboanga del Norte
Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Angel M. Carloto
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Angeles R. Carloto II
12th Congress
20012004
Angel M. Carloto
13th Congress
20042007
Cesar G. Jalosjos
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Isagani S. Amatong
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[6]
3rd Congress
19531957
Alberto Q. Ubay
4th Congress
19571961
5th Congress
19611965
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972
Felipe B. Azcuna

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representatives[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Romeo G. Jalosjos
Guardson R. Lood

See also

References

  1. Congress of the Philippines (June 6, 1952). "Republic Act No. 711 An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. "Republic Act No. 3811 An Act Creating the City of Dapitan". The LawPhil Project. June 22, 1963. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. "Republic Act No. 5520 An Act Creating the City of Dipolog". The LawPhil Project. June 21, 1969. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  5. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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