Davao Oriental's at-large congressional district is an obsolete

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that encompassed the entire province of

Davao Oriental Davao Oriental (; ), officially the Province of Davao Oriental (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Mati, Davao Oriental, Mati which is the most ...

in the Philippines. It was represented in the

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from 1968 to 1972 and in the

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from 1984 to 1986. The province of Davao Oriental was created as a result of the partition of Davao in 1967 and elected its first representative provincewide

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during the 1967 Philippine House of Representatives special elections. Constancio P. Maglana served as this district's first representative. The district remained a

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until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region XI's at-large district for the

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in 1978. In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Davao Oriental elected one member for the regular parliament. The district was abolished following the 1987

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to establish two districts under a new constitution.

Representation history

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Region XI Former congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Davao Oriental 1967 establishments in the Philippines 1972 disestablishments in the Philippines 1984 establishments in the Philippines 1986 disestablishments in the Philippines At-large congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Davao Region Constituencies established in 1967 Constituencies disestablished in 1972 Constituencies established in 1984 Constituencies disestablished in 1986

Representation history

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