The legislative districts of Davao del Sur are the representations of the

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Davao del Sur Davao del Sur ( ceb, Habagatang Dabaw; ), officially the Province of Davao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos City. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area and populat ...

in the various national legislatures of the

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. The province is currently represented in the

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of the

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through its lone congressional district.

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...

and

Davao Occidental Davao Occidental ( Cebuano: ''Kasadpang Dabaw''; Filipino: ''Kanlurang Davao''), officially the Province of Davao Occidental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Malita. To t ...

last formed part of the province's representation in 1972 and 2016, respectively.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao del Sur were represented under the

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(1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967). The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967 split the old Davao Province into

Davao del Norte Davao del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Dabaw; tl, Hilagang Davao), officially the Province of Davao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes ...

and

Davao Oriental Davao Oriental ( Cebuano: ''Sidlakang Dabaw''; tl, Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is city of Mati, and it borders the province o ...

. Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent; Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose

, which left the seats for

(together grouped with the chartered city of Davao) and

open for the

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scheduled for November 14, 1967.

, along with

, were represented together from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress. Davao del Sur was represented in the

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as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at-large, to the

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separately elected its own representatives starting that year. Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, Davao del Sur was reapportioned into two congressional districts; each elected its member to the restored

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starting that same year. The passage of Republic Act No. 10360 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite in 2013 separated five southern municipalities of

to create the province of

. Per Section 7 of R.A. 10360, Davao del Sur's own representation was reduced to a single congressional district. The newly reconfigured

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elected its representative in the 2016 elections.

Lone District

*Population (2015): 632,588

1968–1972

* includes the present-day city and province of Davao and

Notes

1st District (defunct)

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Digos Digos, officially the City of Digos ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Digos; fil, Lungsod ng Digos), is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 188,376 people. ...

(became city 2000) *

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Bansalan Bansalan, officially the Municipality of Bansalan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Bansalan; tl, Bayan ng Bansalan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 62,737 people. ...

, Hagonoy,

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, Matanao,

Padada Padada, officially the Municipality of Padada ( ceb, Lungsod sa Padada; tl, Bayan ng Padada), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,878 people. Its bou ...

, Santa Cruz

2nd District (defunct)

: Don Marcelino,

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, Kiblawan,

Malalag Malalag, officially the Municipality of Malalag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malalag; tl, Bayan ng Malalag), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,158 people. Mal ...

Malita Malita, officially the Municipality of Malita ( ceb, Lungsod sa Malita; fil, Bayan ng Malita), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Davao Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,1 ...

, Santa Maria,

Sarangani Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sarangani; hil, Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi: دايرت نو سارڠني; fil, Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philipp ...

Sulop Sulop, officially the Municipality of Sulop ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sulop; tl, Bayan ng Sulop), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,151 people. History The ...

At-Large (defunct)

* includes the present-day province of

References

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Politics of Davao del Sur