The legislative districts of Sarangani are the representations of the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Sarangani in the
Congress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines ( fil, Kongreso ng Pilipinas, italic=unset) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, although colloquially the te ...
. The province is currently represented in the
lower house of the Congress through its
lone congressional district.
History
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Sarangani were represented under the
Department of Mindanao and Sulu
The Department of Mindanao and Sulu was an agency of the United States colonial administration in the Philippine Islands task to administer all Muslim-dominated areas in the territory. It was established on July 23, 1914, pursuant to Act No. 2 ...
(1917–1935), the
undivided province of Cotabato (1935–1967),
Region XI (1978–1984) and
South Cotabato (1967–1972; 1984–1995).
The passage of Republic Act No. 7228 on March 16, 1992 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on November 28, 1992 separated the entire
third district of
South Cotabato to form the new province of
Sarangani.
South Cotabato's former third district automatically became the representation of
Sarangani upon its establishment in 1992, but the new province only elected a representative under its own name beginning in
1995
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.
Lone District
*Population (2020): 558,946
Notes
See also
*
Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
The legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu was the collective representation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and its component provinces of Agusan, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Lanao, Sulu and Zamboanga as a single at-large district ...
*
Legislative district of Cotabato
The legislative districts of Cotabato are the representations of the province of Cotabato in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through ...
*
Legislative districts of South Cotabato
The legislative districts of South Cotabato are the representations of the province of South Cotabato and the urbanized city of General Santos in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the l ...
References
{{Philippine legislative districts
Sarangani
Politics of Sarangani