The legislative district of Kalinga-Apayao was the representation of the historical

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Kalinga-Apayao Kalinga-Apayao () was a province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. It was formed, along with Benguet, Ifugao, and the new Mountain Province, from the earlier Mountain Province, with the passage o ...

in the various national legislatures of the

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. Since 1998, the province has been represented in the lower house of the

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through the separate lone congressional districts of

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and

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History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas formerly under the jurisdiction of Kalinga-Apayao were represented under the undivided Mountain Province (1917–1969). The enactment of Republic Act No. 4695 on 18 June 1966 combined the sub-provinces of Apayao and Kalinga into a full-fledged province named

. The new province began electing its separate representative in

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. Kalinga-Apayao was represented as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the

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. Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district, and elected its member to the restored

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starting that same year.

and

became separate provinces following the passage and subsequent ratification of Republic Act No. 7878 on May 8, 1995. The new provinces began electing their separate representatives in the 1998 elections.

Lone District (defunct)

At-Large (defunct)

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History

Lone District (defunct)

At-Large (defunct)

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