Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district explained

Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Davao del Sur
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Davao Region
Population:	680,481 (2020)
Electorate:	457,073 (2022)^[1]
Area:	2163.98sqkm
Year:	1968
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	John Tracy Cagas
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Nacionalista
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

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.^{[2] [3]} 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.^[4] It was eliminated again following the 1987 reapportionment that created an additional district.^[5] 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.^[6] The district is represented in the 19th Congress by John Tracy Cagas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[7]

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.
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.^[8]
–	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.
2	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th			Mercedes C. Cagas	Nacionalista	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2016.
			18th					Re-elected in 2019.
3	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th			John Tracy F. Cagas	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Davao del Sur

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections. October 28, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 23, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
3. Web site: Republic Act No. 4867, (1967-05-08) . Lawyerly . February 23, 2021.
4. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21) . Lawyerly . February 23, 2021.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 23, 2021.
6. Web site: Republic Act No. 10360 . 14 January 2013 . . February 23, 2021 . 10 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110040144/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2013/01/14/republic-act-no-10360/ . dead .
7. Web site: House Members . . May 29, 2023.
8. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . February 23, 2021 . July 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718082016/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1984/02/01/proclamation-no-2332-s-1984/ . dead .