Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district

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Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Davao del Sur in Philippines.svg
Location of Davao del Sur within the Philippines
ProvinceDavao del Sur
RegionDavao Region
Population632,588 (2015)[1]
Electorate425,586 (2019)[2]
Area2,163.98 km2 (835.52 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1968
RepresentativeMercedes Cagas
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Davao del Sur. It was originally created by the 1967 division of the old Davao province and was eliminated following the 1972 abolition of the House of Representatives.[3][4] The district was restored as a plural member district for the 1984 national parliament known as the Batasang Pambansa but was reconfigured after Davao City gained its own representation.[5] It was eliminated again following the 1987 reapportionment that created an additional district.[6] The district's current configuration dates from 2013 when Davao del Sur lost a seat following the creation of the province of Davao Occidental covering much of its 2nd district.[7] The district is represented in the 18th Congress by Mercedes Cagas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[8]

Representation history[]

# Term of office Congress Single seat
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Davao del Sur's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

District created May 8, 1967 from Davao's at-large district.[4]
1 January 22, 1968 September 23, 1972 6th Artemio A. Loyola Nacionalista Elected in 1967 special election.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the ten-seat Region XI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa 		Seat A Seat B
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Davao del Sur's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa[]

District re-created February 1, 1984.[9]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Alejandro Almendras KBL Elected in 1984. Douglas R. Cagas PDP–Laban Elected in 1984.
District dissolved into Davao del Sur's 1st and 2nd districts.
# Term of office Congress Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Davao del Sur's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

District re-created January 14, 2013.[7]
2 June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Mercedes C. Cagas Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 4867, (1967-05-08)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 10360". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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