Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The province has been represented in the country's national legislatures since 1984.[3] It first elected a representative provincewide at-large during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the Batasang Pambansa where Tawi-Tawi had previously been included in the regionwide representation of Western Mindanao (Region IX) for the interim parliament.[4] The province, created by the 1973 separation of the Tawi-Tawi island group from Sulu, was formerly represented as part of that province's at-large district in earlier legislatures.[5] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Tawi-Tawi has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Dimszar M. Sali of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]
| Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Tawi-Tawi within the Philippines | |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| Region | Bangsamoro |
| Population | 440,276 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 232,845 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Tenure of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansaedit | |||||||
| District created February 1, 1984 from Region IX's at-large district.[8] | |||||||
| 1 | Celso J. Palma | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |
| # | Member | Tenure of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | |||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] | |||||||
| 2 | Alawadin T. Bandon Jr. | June 30, 1987 | December 12, 1990 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. Removed from office due to electoral protest. | |
| 3 | Romulo Espaldon | December 12, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | LABAN | Declared winner of 1987 elections. | ||
| 4 | Nur G. Jaafar | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 11th | LAMMP | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||
| 5 | Soraya C. Jaafar | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |
| 6 | Anuar J. Abubakar | June 30, 2004 | August 3, 2006 | 13th | PMP | Elected in 2004. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an election protest. | |
| (4) | Nur G. Jaafar | August 3, 2006 | June 30, 2013 | Lakas | Declared winner of 2004 elections. | ||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 15th | NPC | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||
| 7 | Ruby Sahali Tan | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | |
| 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||
| 8 | Rashidin H. Matba | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | NUP | Elected in 2019. | |
| 9 | Dimszar M. Sali | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | |
Election results
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editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Republic Act No. 660 (March 7, 1984), "An Act Changing the Name of the Province of North Cotabato to Cotabato.", Lawyerly, retrieved March 8, 2021
- ^ Presidential Decree No. 302, s. 1973 (September 27, 1973), "Creating the Province of Tawi-Tawi", Arellano Law Foundation, retrieved March 8, 2021
- ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Presidential Proclamation No. 2332 (February 1, 1984), Proclaiming the Ratification in the Plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the Amendments to the Constitution Embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 and 113, Official Gazette (Philippines), retrieved July 1, 2023