Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte

The legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte are the representations of the province of Zamboanga del Norte 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.

History

Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu and Legislative district of Zamboanga

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Zamboanga Province (1935–1953).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 711 on June 6, 1952 divided the old Zamboanga Province into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur and provided them each with a congressional representative. ^[1] Zamboanga del Norte first elected its separate representative starting in the 1953 elections.

Even after receiving their own city charters, Dapitan and Dipolog remained part of the representation of the Province of Zamboanga del Norte by virtue of Section 80 of Republic Act No. 3811 (June 22, 1963) ^[2] and Section 86 of Republic Act No. 5520 (June 21, 1969), ^[3] respectively.

Zamboanga del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into three congressional districts; ^[4] each elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Current districts

Zamboanga del Norte's current congressional delegation is composed of three members.

  Lakas–CMD (2)
  Liberal (1)

Legislative districts and representatives of Zamboanga del Norte

District	Current Representative			Party	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020) [5]	Area [6]	Map
	Image		Name
	1st								Roberto Uy Jr. (since 2023) Polanco	Lakas–CMD	List Dapitan La Libertad Mutia Piñan Polanco Rizal Sergio Osmeña Sibutad	231,980	1,536.29 km²
2nd			Irene G. Labadlabad (since 2025) Sindangan	Lakas–CMD	List Dipolog Jose Dalman Katipunan Manukan Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Siayan Sindangan	427,956	2,018.6 km²
3rd			Adrian Michael Amatong (since 2022) Liloy	Liberal	List Bacungan Baliguian Godod Gutalac Kalawit Labason Liloy Salug Sibuco Siocon Sirawai Tampilisan	387,519	3,746.11 km²

Historical districts

Lone District (defunct)

Period	Representative [7]
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Alberto Q. Ubay
4th Congress 1957–1961
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972	Felipe B. Azcuna

At-Large (defunct)

Period	Representatives [7]
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Romeo G. Jalosjos
	Guardson R. Lood

See also

• Legislative districts of Mindanao and Sulu
• Legislative district of Zamboanga
• 2002 Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district special election
• 2019 Zamboanga del Norte local elections

References

1. Congress of the Philippines (June 6, 1952). "Republic Act No. 711 – An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
2. "Republic Act No. 3811 – An Act Creating the City of Dapitan". The LawPhil Project. June 22, 1963. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
3. "Republic Act No. 5520 – An Act Creating the City of Dipolog". The LawPhil Project. June 21, 1969. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
7. Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.