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]
Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
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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. | |||||||||
1 | Guillermo R. Sanchez | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected 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. | |||||||||
Member | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
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Agusan del Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa | |||||||||
District re-created February 1, 1984.[6] | |||||||||
2 | Edelmiro Amante | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected 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. | |||||||||
Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||||
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3 | To be chosen | June 30, 2025 | 20th | TBD | To be elected in 2025. | 2025–future Buenavista, Cabadbaran, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Las Nieves, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago, Tubay |