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Legislative districts of Lanao del Sur

Legislative districts of Lanao del Sur

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The legislative districts of Lanao del Sur are the representations of the province of Lanao 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 Lanao del Sur 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 May 22, 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, also represented Lanao del Sur until voters of the new province elected their separate representative in the next general election, which took place in 1961.[1] The chartered city of Dansalan (renamed to Marawi in 1956[2]), despite being enumerated as part of the territory of neither successor province,[1] was designated as Lanao del Sur's seat of provincial government and became part of its lone congressional district.

Lanao del Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XII 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 two congressional districts;[3] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

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  1. Only took oath of office on November 19, 1987, following the completion of voting in all areas where failures of elections were declared. Died on April 30, 1990; seat remained vacant for the remainder of the 8th Congress.[5]
  2. Only took oath of office on November 10, 1992,[5] following the completion of voting in all areas where failures of elections were declared.
  3. Only took oath of office on November 15, 2010,[5] following the completion of voting in all areas where failures of elections were declared.

2nd District

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  1. Only took oath of office for second term on January 18, 1993,[5] following the completion of voting in all areas where failures of elections were declared.
  2. Only took oath of office on November 11, 1998,[5] following the completion of voting in all areas where failures of elections were declared.

Lone District (defunct)

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  1. Only took oath of office on June 24, 1970[5] following the resolution of legal battle surrounding the 1969 election results contested by Rashid Lucman.[6]

At-Large (defunct)

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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

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