The legislative districts of Davao Occidental are the representations of the province of Davao Occidental in the Congress of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district.
History
editPrior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao Occidental were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Davao Province (1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and Davao del Sur (1967–1972; 1984–2016).
The passage of Republic Act No. 10360[1] and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite in 2013 separated from Davao del Sur's second district five municipalities to create the province of Davao Occidental. Per Section 7 of R.A. 10360, the new province was to comprise a single congressional district;[1] voters began to elect the new province's separate representative beginning in 2016.
Lone District
edit- Population (2015): 316,342[2]
| Period | Representative[3] |
|---|---|
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Lorna P. Bautista-Bandigan |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Claude P. Bautista |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (January 14, 2013). "Republic Act No. 10360 - An Act Creating the Province of Davao Occidental". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Metro Manila, Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.