Legislative districts of Davao Oriental

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The Legislative Districts of Davao Oriental are the representations of the province of Davao Oriental 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 Davao Oriental were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on 8 May 1967 split the old Davao Province into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.[1] Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent;[1] Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose Davao del Norte, which left the seats for Davao del Sur (together grouped with the chartered city of Davao) and Davao Oriental open for the special elections scheduled for 14 November 1967. Davao Oriental comprised a single congressional district from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress.

Davao Oriental was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the province was reapportioned into two congressional districts;[2] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Enrico G. Dayanghirang
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Ma. Elena T. Palma-Gil
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Corazon N. Malanyaon
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Nelson L. Dayanghirang
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Corazon N. Malanyaon

2nd District

Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Thelma Z. Almario
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Joel Mayo Z. Almario
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Thelma Z. Almario
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Joel Mayo Z. Almario

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
6th Congress
1965–1969		 see Lone district of Davao
Constancio P. Maglana1
7th Congress
1969–1972

^1 Won the special election held on 14 November 1967 to fill the new province's congressional seat; took oath of office on 22 January 1968 and served for the remainder of the 6th Congress.[4]

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Merced Edith N. Rabat

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Congress of the Philippines (8 May 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ 1986 Constitutional Commission (2 February 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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