Legislative district of Basilan

History
Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu, Legislative district of Zamboanga, and Legislative district of Zamboanga del Sur

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Basilan were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Zamboanga Province (1935–1953), Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972) and Region IX (1978–1984).

Even after separating from Zamboanga City and receiving its own charter on June 16, 1948, the city of Basilan remained part of the representations of the Province of Zamboanga (pursuant to Section 42 of Republic Act No. 288)[1] and of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur (pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act No. 711).[2]

The promulgation of Presidential Decree No. 356 on December 27, 1973 created the province of Basilan out of most of the territory of the former city of Basilan.[3] The city of Basilan itself was delimited only to the downtown area of present-day Isabela[3] until P.D. 840 finally abolished the city on December 11, 1975;[4] the former city's territory, along with the municipality of Malamawi, was merged into the municipality of Isabela.[4] The new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984.

Basilan was granted separate representation for the first time in 1984, when it returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district,[5] and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Lone District
  • Population (2015): 459,367[6]
Period Representative[7]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Alvin G. Dans
9th Congress
1992–1995		 Elnorita P. Tugung
10th Congress
1995–1998		 Candu I. Muarip
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Abdulgani A. Salapuddin
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Wahab Akbar[lower-alpha 1]
vacant
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Jum Jainudin Akbar[lower-alpha 2]
vacant
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Mujiv S. Hataman

Notes

  1. Died on 13 November 2007; seat remained vacant until the end of the 14th Congress.[7]
  2. Died on 11 November 2016; seat remained vacant until the end of the 17th Congress.[7]

At-Large (defunct)
Period Representative[7]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Candu I. Muarip

See also

References
  1. Congress of the Philippines (June 16, 1948). "Republic Act No. 288 - An Act Creating the City of Basilan". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. Congress of the Philippines (June 6, 1952). "Republic Act No. 711 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. Marcos, Ferdinand E. (December 27, 1973). "Presidential Decree No. 356 - Creating the Province of Basilan". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  4. Marcos, Ferdinand E. (December 11, 1975). "Presidential Decree No. 840 - Reorganizing the political subdivision of the Province of Basilan, Converting Basilan City into the Municipality of Isabela, Appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes". The LawPhil Project. Manila. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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