Dinagat Islands's at-large congressional district

Dinagat Islands's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Dinagat Islands within the Philippines
Province	Dinagat Islands
Region	Caraga
Population	128,117 (2020) [1]
Electorate	81,088 (2022) [2]
Area	1,036.34 km2 (400.13 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2006
Representative	Alan Ecleo
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Dinagat Islands's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Dinagat Islands. It was created ahead of the 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections, following the separation of the islands from Surigao del Norte in 2006. ^[3] The province has been electing a single representative provincewide at-large to the House of Representatives from the 14th Congress onwards. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Alan Ecleo of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
				Start	End
District created December 2, 2006. [3]
1			Glenda Ecleo	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Redistricted from Surigao del Norte's 1st district and re-elected in 2007.
2			Ruben Ecleo Jr.	June 30, 2010	May 22, 2012	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010. Removed from office due to criminal conviction.
—	vacant			May 22, 2012	June 30, 2013		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
3			Kaka Bag-ao	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
4			Alan B. Ecleo	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.

See also

• Legislative districts of Dinagat Islands

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 March 22, 2024.
3. Republic Act No. 9355 (October 2, 2006), An Act Creating the Province of Dinagat Islands, Lawphil, retrieved March 22, 2024
4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 22, 2021.