Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur

The legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur are the representations of the province of Zamboanga del Sur 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Sur were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Zamboanga Province (1935–1953).

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] Per Section 7 of Republic Act No. 711, the chartered cities of Zamboanga and Basilan formed part of Zamboanga del Sur's representation.[1] The province, along with the two cities, first elected its representative starting in the 1953 elections. Even after receiving its own city charter on June 21, 1969, Pagadian remained part of the representation of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur by virtue of Section 108 of Republic Act No. 5478.[2]

Zamboanga del Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984. The province returned three representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Basilan (established as a province in 1973) and Zamboanga City (classified as a highly urbanized city in 1983) separately elected their representatives starting that year.

Zamboanga del Sur was reapportioned into three congressional districts under the new Constitution[3] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 8973 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on February 22, 2001 separated Zamboanga del Sur's entire third district to create the new province of Zamboanga Sibugay.[4] Per Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8973, Zamboanga del Sur's representation was reduced to two districts.[4] The former third district first elected a representative under the designation Lone congressional district of Zamboanga Sibugay beginning in the 2001 election.

The now-defunct 3rd district automatically became the representation of Zamboanga Sibugay upon its establishment in February 2001, but it was in May 2001 that this new province first elected a representative under its own name.

1st District

Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Isidoro E. Real, Jr.
9th Congress
19921995
Alejandro S. Urro
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Isidoro E. Real, Jr.
13th Congress
20042007
14th Congress
20072010
Victor J. Yu
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
Divina Grace C. Yu
18th Congress
20192022

2nd District

Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Antonio H. Cerilles
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Aurora E. Cerilles
12th Congress
20012004
Filomena S. San Juan
13th Congress
20042007
Antonio H. Cerilles
14th Congress
20072010
15th Congress
20102013
Aurora E. Cerilles
16th Congress
20132016
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Leonardo L. Babasa, Jr.

3rd District (defunct)

Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
19871992
Wilfredo G. Cainglet
9th Congress
19921995
Belma A. Cabilao
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
George T. Hofer

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[6]
3rd Congress
19531957
Roseller T. Lim[lower-alpha 1]
vacant
4th Congress
19571961
Canuto S.M. Enerio
5th Congress
19611965
Vincenzo Sagun
6th Congress
19651969
7th Congress
19691972
Vicente M. Cerilles

Notes

  1. Elected in 1955 to the Senate;[6] seat remained vacant until the end of 3rd Congress.

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representatives[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Vicente M. Cerilles
Bienvenido A. Ebarle
Alfredo Genaro C. Quintos

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. Congress of the Philippines (June 21, 1969). "Republic Act No. 5478 – An Act Creating the City of Pagadian". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. Congress of the Philippines (November 7, 2000). "Republic Act No. 8973 - An Act Creating the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from the Province of Zamboanga del Sur and for Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved 4 February 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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