Legislative districts of Zamboanga City

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The legislative districts of Zamboanga City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city 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 Zamboanga City were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Zamboanga Province (1935–1953), Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972) and Region IX (1978–1984).

Having been re-classified as a highly urbanized city on November 22, 1983, Zamboanga City was granted separate representation for the first time in 1984, when it returned one representative, elected at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the city constituted a lone congressional district, [1] and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 9269 on March 19, 2004 increased Zamboanga City's representation by reapportioning it into two congressional districts, [2] which began to elect their separate representatives in the 2007 elections. Veterans Avenue forms a significant portion of the boundary line between the two districts.

1st District

PeriodRepresentative [4]
14th Congress
20072010
Maria Isabelle G. Climaco-Salazar
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Celso L. Lobregat
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
Cesar L. Jimenez, Jr.
19th Congress
20222025
Khymer Adan T. Olaso

2nd District

PeriodRepresentative [4]
14th Congress
20072010
Erico Basilio A. Fabian
15th Congress
20102013
16th Congress
20132016
Lilia Macrohon-Nuño
17th Congress
20162019
Manuel Jose M. Dalipe
18th Congress
20192022
19th Congress
20222025

Lone District (defunct)

PeriodRepresentative [4]
8th Congress
19871992
Ma. Clara L. Lobregat
9th Congress
19921995
10th Congress
19951998
11th Congress
19982001
Celso L. Lobregat
12th Congress
20012004
13th Congress
20042007
Erico Basilio A. Fabian

At-Large (defunct)

PeriodRepresentative [4]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
vacant [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. Cesar C. Climaco was declared the winner of May 1984 election, but he did not assume office in protest. He died on November 14, 1984. Zamboanga City's seat remained vacant until the abolition of the Batasang Pambansa in 1986. [4]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Congress of the Philippines (March 19, 2004). "Republic Act No. 9260 - An Act Creating the Second Legislative District of the City of Zamboanga". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Population of Legislative Districts by Province and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.