Legislative districts of Davao del Sur

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The legislative districts of Davao del Sur are the representations of the province of Davao del Sur 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 lone congressional district.

Davao City and Davao Occidental last formed part of the province's representation in 1972 and 2016, respectively.

## History

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Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu and Legislative district of Davao

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao del Sur were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (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 Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.[1] 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;[1] Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose Davao del Norte, which left the seats for Davao del Sur (together grouped with the chartered city of Davao) and Davao Oriental open for the special elections scheduled for November 14, 1967. Davao del Sur, along with Davao City, were represented together from the second half of the 6th Congress until the end of the 7th Congress.

Davao del Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Davao City separately elected its own representatives starting that year.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, Davao del Sur was reapportioned into two congressional districts;[2] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 10360[3] and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite in 2013 separated five southern municipalities of Davao del Sur to create the province of Davao Occidental. Per Section 7 of R.A. 10360, Davao del Sur's own representation was reduced to a single congressional district.[3] The newly reconfigured lone district elected its representative in the 2016 elections.

## Lone District

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* Population (2015): 632,588[4]

Period  | Representative[5]

|

17th Congress
2016-2019  | Mercedes "Didi" C. Cagas
18th Congress
2019-2022
19th Congress
2022-2025  | John Tracy F. Cagas

### 1968–1972

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* includes the present-day city and province of Davao and Davao Occidental

Period  | Representative[5]

|

6th Congress
1965-1969  | see Lone district of Davao
Artemio Al Loyola[a]
7th Congress
1969-1972

Notes

1. ^ Won the special election held on November 14, 1967 to fill the new province's congressional seat; took oath of office on January 22, 1968 and served for the remainder of the 6th Congress.[5]

## 1st District (defunct)

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* City: Digos (became city 2000)
* Municipalities: Bansalan, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Matanao, Padada, Santa Cruz

Period  | Representative[5]

|

8th Congress
1987-1992  | Juanito G. Camasura, Jr.
9th Congress
1992-1995  | Alejandro D. Almendras, Sr.
10th Congress
1995-1998  | Alejandro "Landring" Almendras, Jr.
11th Congress
1998-2001  | Douglas R.A. Cagas
12th Congress
2001-2004
13th Congress
2004-2007
14th Congress
2007-2010  | Marc Douglas Cagas IV
15th Congress
2010-2013
16th Congress
2013-2016  | Mercedes "Didi" C. Cagas

## 2nd District (defunct)

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See also: Legislative district of Davao Occidental

* Municipalities: Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos, Kiblawan, Malalag, Malita, Santa Maria, Sarangani, Sulop

Period  | Representative[5]

|

8th Congress
1987-1992  | Benjamin V. Bautista, Sr.
9th Congress
1992-1995
10th Congress
1995-1998
11th Congress
1998-2001  | Franklin P. Bautista
12th Congress
2001-2004  | Claude P. Bautista
13th Congress
2004-2007
14th Congress
2007-2010  | Franklin P. Bautista
15th Congress
2010-2013
16th Congress
2013-2016

## At-Large (defunct)

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* includes the present-day province of Davao Occidental

Period  | Representatives[5]

|

Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984-1986  | Alejandro D. Almendras Sr.
Douglas R.A. Cagas

## See also

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* Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
* Legislative district of Davao
* Legislative districts of Davao City
* Legislative district of Davao Occidental

## References

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1. ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (May 8, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
2. ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b Congress of the Philippines (January 14, 2013). "Republic Act No. 10360 - An Act Creating the Province of Davao Occidental". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Metro Manila, Philippines. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
4. ^ "Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
5. ^ a b c d e f Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

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