The legislative districts of Siquijor are the representations of the
province
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of
Siquijor
Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor ...
in the
various national legislatures of the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. The province is currently represented in the
lower house
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of the
Congress of the Philippines
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through its
lone congressional district.
History
From 1907 the sub-province Siquijor was represented as part of the
second district of
Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental ( ceb, Sidlakang Negros; tl, Silangang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Dumaguete. It occupies the southeaste ...
. Negros Oriental and the sub-province of Siquijor were represented in the
Interim Batasang Pambansa
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as part of
Region VII from 1978 to 1984.
Siquijor's first representative was elected in 1984, after it was established as a regular
province
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on September 17, 1971 through Republic Act No. 6398. The province elected
one representative to the
Regular Batasang Pambansa
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from 1984 to 1986. Siquijor retained its
lone district
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under the new Constitution
which took effect on February 7, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting
that same year.
Lone District
*Population (2020): 103,395
At-large (defunct)
See also
*
Legislative districts of Negros Oriental
The legislative districts of Negros Oriental are the representations of the province of Negros Oriental in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Phili ...
References
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Siquijor
Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor ...
Politics of Siquijor