Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte

The legislative districts of Agusan del Norte are the representations of the province of Agusan del Norte and the highly urbanized city of Butuan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and the city are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first and second congressional districts.

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History
Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu and Legislative district of Agusan

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Agusan del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and Agusan Province (1935–1969).

Republic Act No. 4979, approved in a plebiscite held simultaneously with the 1967 elections, split the old Agusan Province into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur and provided them each with a congressional representative.[1] In accordance with Section 7 of R.A. 4979, Agusan del Norte first elected its separate representative starting in the 1969 elections.[1] The chartered city of Butuan, despite being enumerated as part of the territory of neither successor province,[1] was designated as Agusan del Norte's seat of provincial government and became part of its congressional representation.

Agusan del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the Agusan del Norte was grouped with the highly urbanized city of Butuan and reapportioned into two congressional districts;[2] each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District
Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Charito B. Plaza
9th Congress
1992–1995
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Leovigildo B. Banaag
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Jose S. Aquino II
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022

Notes

  1. Highly-urbanized city since February 7, 1985. Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials. Only votes with Agusan del Norte for congressional representation.

2nd District
Period Representative[4]
8th Congress
1987–1992		 Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.[lower-alpha 1]

9th Congress
1992–1995
 
vacant[lower-alpha 2]
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.[lower-alpha 3]
10th Congress
1995–1998		 Eduardo L. Rama, Sr.
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Roan I. Libarios
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
13th Congress
2004–2007		 Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba
16th Congress
2013–2016		 Erlpe John M. Amante
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba

Notes

  1. Elected in May 1992 for a second term. Resigned on September 14, 1992 after being appointed Executive Secretary, but appointment eventually rejected by the Commission on Appointments in 1993.[4]
  2. Eduardo L. Rama Sr. was appointed as caretaker representative and served until the special election was held in August 1993.[4]
  3. Won special election held on August 30, 1993; took oath of office September 6, 1993.[4]

Lone District (defunct)
  • includes the chartered city of Butuan
Period Representative[4]
7th Congress
1969–1972		 Guillermo R. Sanchez

At-Large (defunct)
  • includes the chartered city of Butuan
Period Representative[4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986		 Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.

See also

References
  1. Congress of the Philippines (June 16, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4979 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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