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Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur

Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur

Legislative district of the Philippines


The legislative districts of Ilocos Sur are the representations of the province of Ilocos 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 first and second congressional districts.

Abra last formed part of the province's representation in 1919.

The first district of Ilocos Sur is among the original representative districts from 1907 which has never changed in territorial coverage, along with Albay's first, Ilocos Norte's first and second, and Iloilo's first districts.

History

Ilocos Sur, which at the time included the sub-province of Abra, was initially divided in 1907 into three representative districts. Abra was last represented as part of the province's now-defunct third district in 1919, after its re-establishment as a regular province on March 10, 1917, by virtue of Act No. 2683 warranted its separate representation, thereby reducing Ilocos Sur to two districts.[1]

When the Philippine Commission detached Tagudin from Ilocos Sur and made it the capital of the sub-province of Amburayan in Mountain Province on May 15, 1907, by virtue of Act No. 1646, the town's residents were still allowed to vote as part of the Ilocos Sur's second district.[2] This arrangement was terminated on August 10, 1916, under Act No. 2657 (the Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands), which removed the town from the second district.[3]

The enactment of Act No. 2877 in 1920 reorganized northwestern Luzon, by abolishing the sub-province of Amburayan in the undivided Mountain Province and annexing several of its municipal entities—Alilem, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo and its capital Tagudin—to Ilocos Sur. The Lepanto sub-province townships of Angaki, Concepcion, San Emilio and its capital Cervantes were also placed under the jurisdiction of Ilocos Sur. However residents of these areas remained represented by the Mountain Province's appointed assembly members until they were finally extended the right to vote in assembly district elections in 1935, after the passage of Act No. 4203 placed them in the second district of Ilocos Sur.[4]

Ilocos Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region I from 1978 to 1984, and elected two representatives to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. The province retained its two congressional districts under the new Constitution[5] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

Towns of the first legislative district of Ilocos Sur
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Notes

  1. Appointed to the Philippine Commission in 1913.[6]
  2. Assumed office after winning special election held on October 13, 1913, to fill vacated seat.[6]
  3. Assassinated on October 18, 1970; seat remained vacant until the end of the 7th Congress.[6]
  4. Resigned on March 1, 2011, after being convicted by the Hong Kong High Court for drug possession.[6]
  5. Elected in a special election held on May 28, 2011; took oath of office on May 30, 2011, and served for the remainder of the 15th Congress.[6]

2nd District

Towns of the second legislative district of Ilocos Sur
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Notes

  1. Annexed to Ilocos Sur on February 4, 1920, but remained represented as part of the representation of Mountain Province until 1935. Extended the right to elect the representative of the second district of Ilocos Sur in 1935.
  2. Removed from list of members of the House of Representatives on January 25, 1960, after running in the November 10, 1959, election for governor of Ilocos Sur.[6]
  3. Only took oath of office for second term on January 21, 1969,[6] following a long legal battle over results of election contested by retired Brig. Gen. Lucas V. Cauton.[7]

1907–1916

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  1. Annexed to Amburayan sub-province, Mountain Province May 15, 1907, but remained represented as part of the first district of Ilocos Sur until the arrangement was terminated on August 10, 1916, by virtue of Act No. 2657.

1916–1919

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1919–1935

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3rd District (defunct)

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At-Large (defunct)

1943–1944

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1984–1986

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See also


References

  1. Philippine Legislature (1917). "Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 2657 to 2710". Public Resolutions, Etc. Laws, etc. Bureau of Printing Office: 168. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. United States Philippine Commission (1907). Acts of the Philippine Commission, nos. 1539–1800, inclusive (Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive on June 21, 2009). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 153–155. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. Philippine Legislature (1916). Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands (Act No. 2657) (Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive on September 29, 2008). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 62. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. Philippine Legislature (1937). "Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275". Public Resolutions, Etc. Laws, etc. Bureau of Printing Office: 4. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  5. 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  7. Supreme Court of the Philippines (April 27, 1967). "G.R. No. L-25467 - LUCAS V. CAUTON, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and PABLO SANIDAD, Respondents". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

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