Davao del Norte's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete

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Davao del Norte Davao del Norte (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Tagum. The province also includes Sam ...

for the

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from 1987 to 1998. The district encompassed six municipalities of the previously undivided province, most of which now constitute the 2nd district. It was created ahead of the

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following the ratification of the 1987 constitution which established three districts for Davao del Norte. Prior to the 1987

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, Davao del Norte residents elected their representatives to the

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on a provincewide basis through the

Davao del Norte's at-large congressional district Davao del Norte's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional districts of the Philippines, congressional district that encompassed the entire province of Davao del Norte in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Repre ...

. The district was last contested at the

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. It was eliminated by the 1998 reapportionment after the province lost significant territory to the new province of Compostela Valley (now

Davao de Oro Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan while Monkayo is the most populous. It used to be part ...

) created through Republic Act No. 8740 on January 30, 1998.

Representation history

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Representation history

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