Legislative districts of Lanao del Norte

The legislative districts of Lanao del Norte are the representations of the province of Lanao del Norte in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its #1st District, first and #2nd District, second congressional districts.

The Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city of Iligan last formed part of its representation in 2010.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Lanao del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Lanao (province), Lanao Province (1935–1961).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 2228 on 22 May 1959 divided the old Lanao Province into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, and provided them each with a congressional representative. In accordance with Section 8 of R.A. 2228, the incumbent representative of Lanao Province, Laurentino Badelles, continued to represent both successor provinces until the 1961 Philippine general election, next general election in 1961. The chartered city of Iligan, despite being enumerated as part of the territory of neither successor province, was designated as Lanao del Norte's seat of provincial government and became part of #Lone District (defunct), its congressional representation.

Lanao del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Interim Batasang Pambansa#Regional Representatives, Region XII from 1978 to 1984. The province returned #At-Large (defunct), one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984 Philippine parliamentary election, 1984. Iligan, declared a highly urbanized city in 1983, separately elected its Legislative district of Iligan#At-Large (defunct), own representative in this election.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, Lanao del Norte was once more grouped with Iligan and reapportioned into two House of Representatives of the Philippines#District representation, congressional districts, which elected their respective members to the restored House of Representatives starting 1987 Philippine legislative election, that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 9724 on October 20, 2009 segregated the highly urbanized city of Iligan from the #1987–2010, first district of Lanao del Norte to form its Legislative district of Iligan, own congressional district starting in the 2010 Philippine general election, 2010 elections. Republic Act No. 9774, enacted on November 17, 2009, further reapportioned Lanao del Norte's districts by transferring the municipalities of Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Baloi, Matungao, Lanao del Norte, Matungao, Pantar, Lanao del Norte, Pantar and Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte, Tagoloan from the #2nd District, second to the #1st District, first district. The reconfigured districts elected their representatives beginning in the 2010 Philippine general election, 2010 elections.

1st District

*Municipalities of the Philippines, Municipalities: Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, Bacolod, Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Baloi, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Baroy, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Kolambugan, Linamon, Lanao del Norte, Linamon, Maigo, Lanao del Norte, Maigo, Matungao, Lanao del Norte, Matungao, Pantar, Lanao del Norte, Pantar, Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte, Tagoloan, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Tubod
*Population (2015): 295,473

1987–2010

*Cities of the Philippines, City: Iligan
*Municipalities of the Philippines, Municipalities: Bacolod, Lanao del Norte, Bacolod, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Baroy, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, Kolambugan, Linamon, Lanao del Norte, Linamon, Maigo, Lanao del Norte, Maigo, Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Tubod

2nd District

*Municipalities of the Philippines, Municipalities: Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Kapatagan, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Lala, Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte, Magsaysay, Munai, Lanao del Norte, Munai, Nunungan, Lanao del Norte, Nunungan, Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte, Pantao Ragat, Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte, Poona Piagapo, Salvador, Lanao del Norte, Salvador, Sapad, Lanao del Norte, Sapad, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Tangcal, Lanao del Norte, Tangcal
*Population (2015): 380,922

1987–2010

*Municipalities of the Philippines, Municipalities: Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Baloi, Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Kapatagan, Lala, Lanao del Norte, Lala, Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte, Magsaysay, Matungao, Lanao del Norte, Matungao, Munai, Lanao del Norte, Munai, Nunungan, Lanao del Norte, Nunungan, Pantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte, Pantao Ragat, Pantar, Lanao del Norte, Pantar, Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte, Poona Piagapo, Salvador, Lanao del Norte, Salvador, Sapad, Lanao del Norte, Sapad, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Karomatan), Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte, Tagoloan, Tangcal, Lanao del Norte, Tangcal

Notes

Lone District (defunct)

* includes the chartered city of Iligan

At-Large (defunct)

* excludes the Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanized city of Iligan

See also

*Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
*Legislative district of Lanao
*Legislative district of Iligan

References

{{Philippine legislative districts

Legislative districts of the Philippines, Lanao del Norte
Politics of Lanao del Norte