Basilan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone
congressional district of the Philippines in the province of
Basilan. The province has been represented in the country's
national legislatures since 1984.
It first elected a representative provincewide
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
during the
1984 Philippine parliamentary election
A parliamentary election was held on May 14, 1984 in the Philippines. Like past elections, charges of bribery, protests and complaints on irregularities marred the elections. Former ''Manila Times'' publisher Chino Roces and former senator and op ...
following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the
Batasang Pambansa where Basilan had previously been included in the regionwide representation of
Western Mindanao (Region IX) for the
interim parliament. The province, created by the 1973 separation from
Zamboanga del Sur of the entire island with its two municipal districts and the municipality of
Isabela outside its
poblacion which was earlier organized as the City of Basilan separated from
Zamboanga City, was formerly represented as part of
Zamboanga del Sur's,
Zamboanga's and
Department of Mindanao and Sulu's at-large representations in earlier legislatures.
Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Basilan has been entitled to one member in the
House of Representatives.
It is currently represented in the
19th Congress by
Mujiv Hataman of the Basilan Unity Party (BUP).
Representation history
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
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Legislative districts of Basilan
The legislative districts of Basilan are the representations of the province of Basilan in the List of legislatures of the Philippines, various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the House of Represen ...
References
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Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Basilan
1984 establishments in the Philippines
At-large congressional districts of the Philippines
Congressional districts of Bangsamoro
Constituencies established in 1984
Congressional districts of Zamboanga Peninsula