Zamboanga del Norte's at-large congressional district is an obsolete

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that encompassed the area of

Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; tl, Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in ...

in the Philippines. It was represented in the

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from 1953 to 1972 and in the

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from 1984 to 1986. The province of Zamboanga del Norte was created as a result of the partition of Zamboanga in 1952 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the

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. Alberto Q. Ubay served as this district's first representative. The district remained a single-member district until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region IX's at-large district for the

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in 1978. In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Zamboanga del Norte elected two members for the regular parliament. The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment to establish three districts under a new constitution.

Representation history

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Region IX Former congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Zamboanga del Norte 1952 establishments in the Philippines 1972 disestablishments in the Philippines 1984 establishments in the Philippines 1986 disestablishments in the Philippines At-large congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of Zamboanga Peninsula Constituencies established in 1952 Constituencies disestablished in 1986

Representation history

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