Agusan del Norte's at-large congressional district explained

Agusan del Norte's at-large congressional district is a congressional district that encompasses the province of Agusan del Norte in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972 and in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[1] The province of Agusan del Norte was created as a result of the partition of Agusan in 1967 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections.[2] It was eliminated following the dissolution of the lower house in 1972 but was later absorbed by the multi-member Region X's at-large district for the national parliament in 1978.[1] In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Agusan del Norte elected a member for the regular parliament.[3] It finally became obsolete following the 1987 reapportionment that established two districts in the province under a new constitution.[4]

The at-large district was recreated in 2022 through a law that merged Agusan del Norte's two districts and made Butuan officially a single legislative district separate from the province. The district will be contested again in May 2025.[5]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Agusan del Norte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created June 17, 1967, from Agusan's at-large district.
1Guillermo R. SanchezDecember 30, 1969September 23, 19727thNacionalistaElected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
MemberTerm of officeBatasang
Pambansa
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Agusan del Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[6]
2Edelmiro AmanteJuly 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndNacionalistaElected in 1984.
District dissolved into Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts.
District recreated April 27, 2022, from Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts.
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd
3To be chosenJune 30, 202520thTBDTo be elected in 2025.2025–future
Buenavista, Cabadbaran, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago, Tubay

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 25, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  2. Web site: Republic Act No. 4979 . June 17, 1967 . . February 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21) . Lawyerly . February 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 25, 2021.
  5. News: PRRD inks law creating lone district of Butuan. May 4, 2022. Philippine News Agency . July 22, 2024.
  6. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . February 25, 2021.