Parliamentary districts of Bangsamoro

Parliamentary districts of Bangsamoro
Category	Electoral district (unused)
Location	Philippines
Created	February 28, 2024
Number	32 [a] (as of 2025)
Populations	108,827–215,433
Government	Bangsamoro Parliament

Parliamentary districts of Bangsamoro refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines is divided for the purpose of electing 32 out of 80 members of the Bangsamoro Parliament.

The districts were created on February 28, 2024. The current members however are appointed on an interim basis by the President of the Philippines while the inaugural district parliament members are to determined in the 2025 election.

Background

The Bangsamoro Organic Law mandates the establishment of the a legislature for the Bangsamoro autonomous region. Thirty-two out of 80 members of the Bangsamoro Parliament are to come from parliamentary districts, which is distinct from the legislative districts of the national Philippine Congress.

The first attempt to establish parliamentary districts was through Parliament Bill No. 6. ^[1]

Parliament Bill No. 297 ^[2] was filed on December 18, 2023 during the second Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament. ^{[3] [4]}

The first public consultations on the bill started on January 15, 2024. There was debates on how the districts should be allocated. This includes advocacy for more districts for some localities than what is proposed on the bill. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

On February 28, 2024 the Bangsamoro Parliament approved the bill proposing the creation of the parliamentary districts which became Bangsamoro Act No. 58. The bill was signed by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim. ^[8]

The exclusion of Sulu from the Bangsamoro due to a Supreme Court decision meant that the province will not be part of the inaugural 2025 regional elections. ^[9] If the seven Sulu districts are not reallocated in time for the 2025 elections, the Sulu seats could remain unfilled. ^[10] Parliament Bill No. 351 was filed to redistribute the seats. An additional district is proposed for each of the remaining five provinces, Cotabato City and the Special Geographic Area. ^{[11] [12]} Muslimin Sema, speaking as chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front opposes the reallocation insisting that the national Congress could work on Sulu's reintegration to the autonomous region. ^[13] The Parliament failed to reallocate the seven parliamentary districts on time, rendering only 25 seats to be contested for the elections out of the allotted 32. ^[14]

Parliament Bill No. 351 was approved nevertheless on August 19, 2025. ^{[15] [16]} The bill which became Bangssamoro Autonomy Act No. 77 was signed by Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on August 28, 2025. ^[17]

List

De facto districts

The following are the parliamentary districts as defined by Bangsamoro Act No. 58. Despite the passage of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 77 on August 19, 2025, the districts below will be the basis for the 2025 Bangsamoro Parliament election ^[18]

District [2] [8] [19]	Scope	Population [2] (2020)
Basilan's 1st	Akbar Lamitan Hadji Mohammad Ajul	147,873
Basilan's 2nd	Al-Barka Sumisip Tipo-Tipo Tuburan Ungkaya Pukan	145,415
Basilan's 3rd	Hadji Muhtamad Lantawan Maluso Tabuan-Lasa	132,964
Lanao del Sur's 1st	Kapai Marantao Piagapo Saguiaran Tagoloan II	127,790
Lanao del Sur's 2nd	Buadiposo-Buntong Masiu Mulondo Poona Bayabao Tamparan Taraka	161,957
Lanao del Sur's 3rd	Bubong Amai Manabilang Lumba-Bayabao Maguing Ditsaan-Ramain Wao	189,755
Lanao del Sur's 4th	Butig Sultan Dumalondong Lumbaca-Unayan Marogong Lumbatan Lumbayanague	115,388
Lanao del Sur's 5th	Calanogas Balabagan Kapatagan Picong Malabang	133,341
Lanao del Sur's 6th	Bacolod-Kalawi Tugaya Balindong Madalum Madamba Pualas	143,543
Lanao del Sur's 7th	Bayang Binidayan Ganassi Pagayawan Tubaran	116,743
Lanao del Sur's 8th	Marawi	207,010
Maguindanao del Norte's 1st	Matanog Barira Buldon	111,861
Maguindanao del Norte's 2nd	Parang Sultan Mastura	128,245
Maguindanao del Norte's 3rd	Sultan Kudarat Northern Kabuntalan Kabuntalan Talitay	174,300
Maguindanao del Norte's 4th	Datu Odin Sinsuat Upi Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	204,015
Maguindanao del Sur's 1st	South Upi Talayan Datu Anggal Midtimbang Guindulungan Datu Unsay Datu Hoffer Ampatuan	170,060
Maguindanao del Sur's 2nd	Datu Saudi Ampatuan Datu Salibo Datu Piang Shariff Saydona Mustapha Mamasapano Shariff Aguak Ampatuan	194,045
Maguindanao del Sur's 3rd	Datu Abdullah Sangki Rajah Buayan Sultan sa Barongis Pagagawan Pagalungan General S.K. Pendatun	197,279
Maguindanao del Sur's 4th	Paglat Pandag Buluan Datu Paglas Mangudadatu	162,374
Sulu's 1st	Jolo Hadji Panglima Tahil Pangutaran	181,546
Sulu's 2nd	Indanan Parang	164,663
Sulu's 3rd	Maimbung Talipao	159,685
Sulu's 4th	Old Panamao Patikul	129,413
Sulu's 5th	Pata Tapul Panglima Estino Lugus	108,827
Sulu's 6th	Kalingalan Caluang Luuk Omar Banguingui	141,108
Sulu's 7th	Siasi Pandami	114,866
Tawi Tawi's 1st	Bongao Mapun Turtle Islands	151,839
Tawi Tawi's 2nd	Languyan South Ubian Sapa-Sapa Tandubas	134,575
Tawi Tawi's 3rd	Panglima Sugala Simunul Sibutu Sitangkai	153,862
Cotabato City's 1st	Poblacion Poblacion I Poblacion II Poblacion III Poblacion IV Poblacion VIII Poblacion IX Rosary Heights II Rosary Heights III Rosary Heights IV Rosary Heights IV Rosary Heights IVI Rosary Heights VII Rosary Heights VIII Rosary Heights XI Tamontaka I Tamontaka II Tamontaka III Tamontaka IV Tamontaka V	144,117
Cotabato City's 2nd	Poblacion V Poblacion VI Poblacion VII Bagua Bagua I Bagua II Bagua III Kalanganan Kalanganan I Kalanganan II Rosary Heights Rosary Heights I Rosary Heights X Rosary Heights XI Rosary Heights XII Rosary Heights XIII Tamontaka	180,962
Special Geographic Area's 1st	Kadayangan Kapalawan Ligawasan Malidegao Nabalawag Old Kaabakan Pahamuddin Tugunan	215,433

Number of districts by province

Province	No. of districts
Basilan	3
Lanao del Sur	8
Maguindanao del Norte	4
Maguindanao del Sur	4
Sulu	7 [a]
Tawi Tawi	3
Cotabato City [b]	2
Special Geographic Area [c]	1
Total	32

De jure districts

The following are the parliamentary districts as defined by Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 77. ^[17]

District [17]	Scope	Population (2024)
Basilan's 1st	Lamitan	116,652
Basilan's 2nd	Tuburan Hadji Mohammad Ajul Akbar Al-Barka Tipo-Tipo	153,796
Basilan's 3rd	Ungkaya Pukan Sumisip Tabuan-Lasa	125,783
Basilan's 4th	Maluso Lantawan Hadji Muhtamad	145,716
Lanao del Sur's 1st	Marawi	259,993
Lanao del Sur's 2nd	Saguiaran Piagapo Tagoloan II Marantao	128,441
Lanao del Sur's 3rd	Ditsaan-Ramain Kapai Bubong Buadiposo-Buntong Maguing	137,856
Lanao del Sur's 4th	Masiu Poona Bayabao Tamparan Taraka Mulondo	160,017
Lanao del Sur's 5th	Butig Lumbayanague Lumbatan Sultan Dumalondong Lumbaca-Unayan Marogong Tubaran	144,765
Lanao del Sur's 6th	Pagayawan Ganassi Binidayan Bayang Pualas	124,834
Lanao del Sur's 7th	Madamba Madalum Bacolod-Kalawi Tugaya Balindong	145,641
Lanao del Sur's 8th	Calanogas Malabang Picong Balabagan Kapatagan	149,713
Lanao del Sur's 9th	Wao Amai Manabilang Lumba-Bayabao	116,877
Maguindanao del Norte's 1st	Matanog Barira Buldon	130,123
Maguindanao del Norte's 2nd	Parang	123,209
Maguindanao del Norte's 3rd	Northern Kabuntalan Kabuntalan Sultan Mastura Talitay	112,773
Maguindanao del Norte's 4th	Datu Odin Sinsuat Upi Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	250,358
Maguindanao del Norte's 5th	Sultan Kudarat	124,965
Maguindanao del Sur's 1st	Datu Anggal Midtimbang Talayan Guindulungan Datu Hoffer Ampatuan South Upi	180,592
Maguindanao del Sur's 2nd	Datu Piang Datu Salibo Datu Saudi Ampatuan Datu Unsay Shariff Saydona Mustapha	132,625
Maguindanao del Sur's 3rd	Ampatuan Datu Abdullah Sangki Mamasapano Shariff Aguak	137,102
Maguindanao del Sur's 4th	Buluan Datu Paglas Mangudadatu Pandag	157,132
Maguindanao del Sur's 5th	Datu Montawal General S.K. Pendatun Pagalungan Rajah Buayan Sultan sa Barongis Paglat	205,792
Tawi Tawi's 1st	Bongao	131,887
Tawi Tawi's 2nd	Languyan South Ubian Panglima Sugala	126,128
Tawi Tawi's 3rd	Tandubas Sapa-Sapa Simunul	107,447
Tawi Tawi's 4th	Mapun Sitangkai Sibutu Turtle Islands	117,125
Cotabato City's 1st	Rosary Heights Mother Rosary Heights I Rosary Heights II Rosary Heights III Rosary Heights IV Rosary Heights V Rosary Heights VI Rosary Heights VII Poblacion VII Poblacion VIII	104,127
Cotabato City's 2nd	Bagua Mother Bagua I Bagua II Bagua III Poblacion V Poblacion VI Kalagangan Mother Kalagangan I Kalagangan II Rosary Heights X Rosary Heights XI Rosary Heights XII Rosary Heights XIII	154,883
Cotabato City's 3rd	Tamontaka Mother Tamontaka I Tamontaka II Tamontaka III Tamontaka IV Tamontaka V Rosary Heights VIII Rosary Heights IX Poblacion Mother Poblacion I Poblacion II Poblacion III Poblacion IV Poblacion IX	124,373
Special Geographic Area's 1st	Kadayangan Nabalawag Pahamuddin Tugunan	104,582
Special Geographic Area's 2nd	Malidegao Ligawasan Old Kaabakan Kapalawan	110,121

Number of districts by province

Province	No. of districts
Basilan	4
Lanao del Sur	9
Maguindanao del Norte	5
Maguindanao del Sur	5
Tawi Tawi	4
Cotabato City [b]	3
Special Geographic Area [c]	2
Total	32

Notes

1. Including the seven districts for Sulu. The province was later excluded from the Bangsamoro by the Supreme Court. The province was initially included in the Bangsamoro despite its vote for its exclusion from the region in the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.
2. Independent component city, grouped with Maguindanao del Norte
3. Not a province. A collection of barangays in Cotabato province

References

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