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The legislative districts of Cagayan are the representations of the province of Cagayan 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, second, and third congressional districts.
Cagayan, which included the sub-province of Batanes, was initially divided into two representative districts in 1907. Batanes was last represented as part of the province's first district in 1909, after its re-establishment as a province by virtue of Act No. 1952 enacted on May 20, 1909, warranted its separate representation. A minor adjustment of district boundaries, mandated by Act No. 3032 enacted on March 19, 1922, took effect starting in the 1922 elections.
When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, Cagayan formed part of the first senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate. However, residents of two towns that had been annexed from Mountain Province — Allacapan (1928) and Langangan (1922) — were not extended the right to vote in assembly or senatorial elections until 1935, after the passage of Act No. 4203 placed them in the second district of Cagayan. [1]
By virtue of Executive Order No. 84 issued by Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge Vargas on August 31, 1942, the province of Batanes was abolished and its territory was placed under Cagayan's jurisdiction for the duration of the Second World War. Two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its two pre-war representative districts, and Batanes was once again represented separately.
The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and elected two representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Cagayan was reapportioned into three congressional districts under the new Constitution [2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 | Domingo A. Tuzon |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | Juan Ponce Enrile |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | Patricio T. Antonio |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr. |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | Juan C. Ponce Enrile, Jr. |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | Salvacion S. Ponce Enrile |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | Ramon C. Nolasco Sr. |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909 | Pablo Guzman |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912 | Venancio Concepcion |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916 | Cresencio Marasigan |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 | Vicente T. Fernandez |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | Miguel Concepcion Nava |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | Alfonso Ponce Enrile |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | Vicente Formoso |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | Marcelo Adduru |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | Nicanor Carag |
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 | Marcelo Adduru |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | Conrado V. Singson |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | Nicanor Carag |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 | Conrado V. Singson |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 | Domingo S. Siazon |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 | Felipe R. Garduque, Jr. |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 | |
| 5th Congress 1961–1965 | Tito M. Dupaya |
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 | |
| 7th Congress 1969–1972 |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 | Leoncio M. Puzon |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | Edgar R. Lara |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | Celia C. Tagana-Layus |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 | Florencio L. Vargas [lower-alpha 1] |
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | vacant [lower-alpha 2] |
| Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso [lower-alpha 3] | |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Samantha Louise V. Alfonso |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 | Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
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| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909 | Gabriel Lasam |
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912 | Leoncio Fonacier |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916 | Juan Quintos |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 | Miguel C. Nava |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | Bonifacio Cortez |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | Proceso Sebastian |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | Antonio Guzman |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | Claro Sabbun |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | Sabas Casibang |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | Miguel P. Pio |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 | Regino Veridiano |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | Miguel P. Pio |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 | |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 | Paulino A. Alonzo |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 | |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 | |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 | Benjamin Ligot |
| 5th Congress 1961–1965 | |
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 | |
| 7th Congress 1969–1972 | David M. Puzon |
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 8th Congress 1987–1992 | Tito M. Dupaya |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 | Francisco K. Mamba |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | Manuel N. Mamba |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 | Rodolfo E. Aguinaldo [lower-alpha 1] |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 | Manuel N. Mamba |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 | |
| 13th Congress 2007–2010 | |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | Randolph Ting |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 | |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | Joseph L. Lara |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Notes
| Period | Representatives |
|---|---|
| National Assembly 1943–1944 | Melecio Arranz [5] |
| Nicanor Carag (ex officio) [5] |
| Period | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 | Antonio C. Carag |
| Juan Ponce Enrile | |
| Alfonso R. Reyno, Jr. |
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