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The lone legislative district of Butuan is the representation of the highly urbanized city of Butuan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines thru its congressional district.
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Butuan were represented under the historical Agusan (1907–1967), Agusan del Norte (At-Large: 1969–1986) and Agusan del Norte (1st District: 1987–2025).
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| 1 | To be elected | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | 20th | TBD | Elected in 2025. | 2025–2028 Butuan's all 86 barangays | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress/Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| 1 | Apolonio D. Curato | November 25, 1935 | December 16, 1941 | 1st National Assembly | Nacionalista Democratico | Elected in 1935 | ||
| 2nd National Assembly | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938 | ||||||
| 2 | Elisa R. Ochoa | October 14, 1943 | December 20, 1945 | 1st Commonwealth Congress | Nacionalista | Inducted in 1943 | ||
| 3 | Marcos M. Calo | May 25, 1946 | December 8, 1953 | 1st Congress | Liberal | Elected in 1946 | ||
| 2nd Congress | Re-elected in 1951 | Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct) | ||||||
| 4 | Guillermo R. Sanchez | January 25, 1954 | December 17, 1965 | 3rd Congress | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953 | Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct) | |
| 4th Congress | Re-elected in 1957 | |||||||
| 5th Congress | Re-elected in 1961 | |||||||
| 5 | Jose C. Aquino | January 17, 1966 | June 17, 1969 | 6th Congress | Nacionalista | Liberal | Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct) | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress/Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| District created June 17, 1967, from Agusan's at-large district. [1] | ||||||||
| 1 | Guillermo R. Sanchez | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | Butuan City and Agusan del Norte Province | |
| District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984. [2] | ||||||||
| 2 | Edelmiro Amante | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1984. | Butuan City and Agusan del Norte Province | |
| District dissolved into Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts. | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| 1 | Charito B. Plaza | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2025 Butuan, Las Nieves | |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 2 | Leovigildo Banaag | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12th | LDP | Elected in 2001. | ||||||
| 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||
| 3 | Jose Aquino II | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| 4 | Lawrence Fortun | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
| (3) | Jose Aquino II | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Elected in 2022. | ||
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