Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district

Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Tawi-Tawi within the Philippines
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
RegionBangsamoro
Population440,276 (2020)[1]
Electorate232,845 (2022)[2]
Area1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1984
RepresentativeDimszar M. Sali
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

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]

Representation history

# Member Tenure of office Batasang
Pambansa 		Party Electoral history
Start End

Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

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 Philippines

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

2019

2016

2013

2010

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Presidential Decree No. 302, s. 1973 (September 27, 1973), "Creating the Province of Tawi-Tawi", Arellano Law Foundation, retrieved March 8, 2021
  6. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. ^ 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