Legislative districts of San Jose del Monte
The legislative districts of San Jose del Monte are the representations of the component city of San Jose del Monte in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
History
editSan Jose del Monte was represented as part of Bulacan's at-large district in the Malolos Congress (1898–1899) and the National Assembly of the Second Philippine Republic (1943–1944) and the second district from 1907 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1972. The province of Bulacan was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region III from 1978 to 1984, and elected four representatives at-large to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.
San Jose del Monte was placed in the fourth district of Bulacan after the reorganization of the province's legislative districts under the new Constitution[1] which took effect on February 7, 1987. San Jose del Monte, which became a city in 2000, was separated from the fourth district of Bulacan on December 18, 2003 by virtue of Republic Act No. 9230[2] which amended the city charter (Republic Act No. 8797)[3] authored by then Congressman Angelito Sarmiento, and elected itsown representative starting in the 2004 elections. However, the city's residents still vote as part of the province's 4th Sangguniang Panlalawigan district for the purpose of electing Provincial Board members.[4]
Lone District
edit| District | Current Representative | Party | Constituent LGUs | Area | Population (2020) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | National | ||||||||
| Lone | .jpg)
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Florida Robes (since 2016) |
AR | PFP | List
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651,813[5] | 105.53 km2 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1987 Philippine Constitution - the LawPhil Project".
- ^ Republic Act No. 9230 (18 December 2003), An Act amending section 10(b) and section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797, otherwise known as "An Act Converting The Municipality Of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Into A Component City To Be Known As The City Of San Jose Del Monte" and Providing Funds Therefor (PDF), House of Representatives of the Philippines, archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011, retrieved 12 January 2022
- ^ Republic Act No. 8797 (15 July 2000), An Act Converting The Municipality Of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Into A Component City To Be Known As The City Of San Jose Del Monte (PDF), House of Representatives of the Philippines, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012, retrieved 12 January 2022
- ^ COMELEC - 2010 Districting - Region III[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.