Legislative districts of Lanao del Norte

The Legislative Districts of Lanao del Norte are the representations of the province of Lanao 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 and second congressional districts.

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The highly urbanized city of Iligan last formed part of its representation in 2010.

History
Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu and Legislative district of Lanao

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Lanao del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Lanao Province (1935–1961).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 2228 on 22 May 1959 divided the old Lanao Province into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, and provided them each with a congressional representative.[1] In accordance with Section 8 of R.A. 2228, the incumbent representative of Lanao Province, Laurentino Badelles, continued to represent both successor provinces until the next general election in 1961.[1] The chartered city of Iligan, despite being enumerated as part of the territory of neither successor province,[1] was designated as Lanao del Norte's seat of provincial government and became part of its congressional representation.

Lanao del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XII from 1978 to 1984. The province returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Iligan, declared a highly urbanized city in 1983, separately elected its own representative in this election.

Under the new Constitution[2] which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, Lanao del Norte was once more grouped with Iligan and reapportioned into two congressional districts, which elected their respective members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 9724 on October 20, 2009 segregated the highly urbanized city of Iligan from the first district of Lanao del Norte to form its own congressional district starting in the 2010 elections.[3] Republic Act No. 9774, enacted on November 17, 2009, further reapportioned Lanao del Norte's districts by transferring the municipalities of Baloi, Matungao, Pantar and Tagoloan from the second to the first district.[4] The reconfigured districts elected their representatives beginning in the 2010 elections.

1st District
Period Representative[6]
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Imelda D.C. Quibranza-Dimaporo
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo
18th Congress
2019–2022

1987–2010
Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Mariano Ll. Badelles, Sr.
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Alipio Cirilo V. Badelles
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Vicente F. Belmonte, Jr.

2nd District
Period Representative[6]
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Fatima Aliah Q. Dimaporo
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Abdullah D. Dimaporo
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022

1987–2010
Period Representative[6]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Abdullah D. Dimaporo[lower-alpha 1]
vacant
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Macabangkit B. Lanto[lower-alpha 2]
Mario E. Hisuler[lower-alpha 3]
10th Congress
1995–1998		 Abdullah S. Mangotara
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Abdullah D. Dimaporo
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010

Notes

  1. Resigned on December 12, 1989 to run for Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; seat remained vacant until the end of the 8th Congress.[6]
  2. Unseated in 1994 after losing electoral protest to Mario Hisuler.[6]
  3. Replaced Macabangkit Lanto after winning electoral protest; took oath of office on October 5, 1994 and served for the remainder of the 9th Congress.[6]

Lone District (defunct)
  • includes the chartered city of Iligan
Period Representative[6]
5th Congress
1961–1965		 Laurentino Ll. Badelles
6th Congress
1965–1969		 Mohammad Ali B. Dimaporo
7th Congress
1969–1972

At-Large (defunct)
Period Representative[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Abdullah D. Dimaporo

See also

References
  1. Congress of the Philippines (May 22, 1959). "Republic Act No. 2228 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Congress of the Philippines (October 20, 2009). "Republic Act No. 9724 - An Act Separating the City of Iligan from the First Legislative District of the Province of Lanao del Norte to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Iligan" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. Congress of the Philippines (November 17, 2009). "Republic Act No. 9774 - An Act providing for the reapportionment of legislative districts in the Province of Lanao del Norte" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  6. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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