The legislative districts of Davao del Norte are the representation of the

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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 ...

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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and

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congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao del Norte were represented under the

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(1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967). The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967, split the old Davao Province into

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and

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 ...

. Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent; Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose to represent

(grouped together with

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) and

were separately represented beginning in the second half of the 6th Congress after

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were held on November 14, 1967, to fill their new congressional seats. Davao del Norte — officially renamed to "Davao" in 1972 — was represented in the

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as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984. The province returned three representatives, elected at-large, to the

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. Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into three congressional districts; each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year. Apart from restoring the name of the province to Davao del Norte, the passage of Republic Act No. 8470 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on March 7, 1998, separated the province's eleven eastern municipalities to create the new province of Compostela Valley (now named

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 ...

). Per Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8470, Davao del Norte's own representation was reduced to two districts. The newly reconfigured districts elected their own representatives beginning in the 1998 elections.

1st District

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Tagum Tagum, officially the City of Tagum (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 296,202, making it the most po ...

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: Asuncion,

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New Corella New Corella, officially the Municipality of New Corella (; ), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,913 people. History New Corella was named after the town of ...

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, San Isidro (established 2004) *Population (2020): 542,642 Notes

1987–1998

: Compostela, Maragusan (San Mariano), Montevista, Monkayo, New Bataan,

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2nd District

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Panabo Panabo, officially the City of Panabo (; ), is a First Class component city in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,230 people. Panabo is the second most populous city in Davao ...

(became city 2001), Samal *

: Braulio E. Dujali,

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, Santo Tomas *Population (2020): 572,415

1987–1998

: Asuncion, Laak (San Vicente), Mabini,

, Pantukan,

(became city 1998), Maco

3rd District (defunct)

: Babak (annexed to Samal 1998),

, Kaputian (annexed to Samal 1998),

, Samal (Peñaplata) (became city 1998), Santo Tomas,

(established 1991), Braulio E. Dujali (established 1998)

Lone District (defunct)

* includes the present-day province of

Notes

At-Large (defunct)

* includes the present-day province of

References

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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 ...

Politics of Davao del Norte

History

1st District

1987–1998

2nd District

1987–1998

3rd District (defunct)

Lone District (defunct)

At-Large (defunct)

See also

References