Legislative districts of Agusan del Sur

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

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History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Agusan del Sur were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and Agusan (1935–1969).

Republic Act No. 4979, approved in a plebiscite held simultaneously with the 1967 elections, split the old Agusan Province into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur and provided them each with a congressional representative. [1] In accordance with Section 7 of R.A. 4979, Agusan del Sur first elected its separate representative starting in the 1969 elections. [1]

Agusan del Sur was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district, [2] and it elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The approval of Republic Act No. 9508 on October 20, 2008 divided the province into two congressional districts, [3] which elected their separate representatives starting in the 2010 elections.

Senatorial representation

Between 1916 and 1935, the territory of what is now Agusan del Sur (then part of the undivided province of Agusan) was represented in the Senate of the Philippines through the 12th senatorial district of the Philippine Islands. However, in 1935, all senatorial districts were abolished when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act, which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections, when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide at-large.

Congressional representation

Agusan del Sur has been represented in the lower house of various Philippine national legislatures since 1987 through its first and second congressional districts.

Provincial board districts

The municipalities of Agusan del Sur are represented in the Agusan del Sur Provincial Board, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the province, through Agusan del Sur's first and second provincial board districts.

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References

  1. 1 2 Congress of the Philippines (June 16, 1967). "Republic Act No. 4979 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 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. Congress of the Philippines (October 20, 2008). "Republic Act No. 9508 - An Act Providing for the Reapportionment of the Lone Legislative District of the Province of Agusan del Sur". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 2017.