Basilan's at-large congressional district explained

Basilan's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Basilan
Region Label:Region
Region:Zamboanga Peninsula (Isabela)
Bangsamoro (Rest of Basilan)
Population:459,367 (2015)[1]
Electorate:263,017 (2019)[2]
Area:1327.23sqkm
Year:1984
Members Label:Representative
Members:Mujiv Hataman
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: BUP
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Minority

Basilan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Basilan. The province has been represented in the country's national legislatures since 1984.[3] It first elected a representative provincewide at-large during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the Batasang Pambansa where Basilan had previously been included in the regionwide representation of Western Mindanao (Region IX) for the interim parliament.[4] The province, created by the 1973 separation from Zamboanga del Sur of the entire island with its two municipal districts and the municipality of Isabela outside its poblacion which was earlier organized as the City of Basilan separated from Zamboanga City, was formerly represented as part of Zamboanga del Sur's, Zamboanga's and Department of Mindanao and Sulu's at-large representations in earlier legislatures.[5] [6] [7] [8] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Basilan has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[9] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mujiv Hataman of the Basilan Unity Party (BUP).[10]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeBatasang
Pambansa
PartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Basilan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District created February 1, 1984 from Region IX's at-large district.[11]
1Candu I. MuaripJuly 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndUNIDO (CCA)Elected in 1984.
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Basilan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.
2Alvin G. DansJune 30, 1987June 30, 19928thLakas ng BansaElected in 1987.
3Elnorita P. TugungJune 30, 1992June 30, 19959thLakasElected in 1992.
(1)Candu I. MuaripJune 30, 1995June 30, 199810thLDPElected in 1995.
4Abdulgani SalapuddinJune 30, 1998June 30, 200711thLAMMPElected in 1998.
12thLakasRe-elected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
5Wahab AkbarJune 30, 2007November 13, 200714thLiberalElected in 2007.
Died in office.
vacantNovember 13, 2007June 30, 2010No special election held to fill vacancy.
6Hadjiman Hataman SallimanJune 30, 2010June 30, 201615thLiberalElected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
7Jum Jainudin AkbarJune 30, 2016November 11, 201617thLiberalElected in 2016.
Died in office.
vacantNovember 11, 2016June 30, 2019No special election held to fill vacancy.
8Mujiv HatamanJune 30, 2019Incumbent18thLiberalElected in 2019.
19thBasilan Unity PartyRe-elected 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . March 8, 2021 .
  2. Web site: January 24, 2020 . Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033437/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/Statistics/2019_RVVAV_mcoc_final.pdf . December 16, 2020 . March 8, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 8, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  4. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 660, (1984-03-07) . Lawyerly . March 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: Republic Act No. 288 . Arellano Law Foundation . March 8, 2021.
  6. Web site: Republic Act No. 711, (1952-06-06) . Lawyerly . March 8, 2021.
  7. Web site: Presidential Decree No. 356 . Arellano Law Foundation . March 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Presidential Decree No. 840, s. 1975 . 11 December 1975 . . March 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 8, 2021.
  10. Web site: House Members . . March 8, 2021.
  11. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . March 8, 2021.