The legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat are the representations of the

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of Sultan Kudarat 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

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congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Sultan Kudarat were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and

Cotabato Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...

(1935–1972). The enactment of Presidential Decree No. 341 on November 22, 1973 created the Province of Sultan Kudarat out of the reduced

Province's southern municipalities. This new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XII from 1978 to 1984. Sultan Kudarat first gained separate representation in

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, when it returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa. Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year. The approval of Republic Act No. 9357 on October 10, 2006 increased Sultan Kudarat's representation by reapportioning the province into two congressional districts, which elected their separate representatives starting in the

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1st District

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: Tacurong *

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Columbio Columbio, is a 1st class municipality in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,527 people. History The municipality of Columbio was transferred from Cotabato Province to Province of Sultan Kudarat on ...

Isulan Isulan, officially the Municipality of Isulan ( hil, Banwa sang Isulan; tl, Bayan ng Isulan; mdh, Inged nu Isulan, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ايسولن), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. ...

, Lambayong, Lutayan, President Quirino *Population (2020): 427,963

2nd District

: Bagumbayan, Esperanza,

Kalamansig Kalamansig, officially the Municipality of Kalamansig ( mdh, Inged nu Kalamansig, Jawi: ايڠايد نو كلامانسيڬ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a pop ...

Lebak Lebak, officially the Municipality of Lebak ( hil, Banwa sang Lebak; tl, Bayan ng Lebak; mdh, Inged nu Libak, Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ليبق), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Pr ...

Palimbang Palimbang, officially the Municipality of Palimbang ( hil, Banwa sang Palimbang; tl, Bayan ng Palimbang; mdh, Inged nu Palimbang, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤاليمبڠ), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippin ...

History

1st District

2nd District

Lone District (defunct)

At-Large (defunct)

See also

References