The legislative districts of Zamboanga Sibugay are the representations of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Congress of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its first and second congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga Sibugay were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Zamboanga Province (1935–1953), Region IX (1978–1984) and Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972; 1984–2001).

The passage of Republic Act No. 8973 on November 7, 2000, and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on February 22, 2001, separated the entire third district of Zamboanga del Sur to form the new province of Zamboanga Sibugay.[1] Zamboanga del Sur's former third district automatically became the representation of Zamboanga Sibugay upon its establishment in February 2001, but the new province only elected a representative under its own name beginning in the May 2001 elections.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 9360 on October 26, 2006, increased Zamboanga Sibugay's representation by reapportioning the province into two congressional districts,[2] which began to elect their separate representatives in the 2007 elections.

1st District

Period Representative[4]
14th Congress
20072010
Belma A. Cabilao
15th Congress
20102013
Jonathan C. Yambao
16th Congress
20132016
Belma A. Cabilao
17th Congress
20162019
Wilter W. Palma II
18th Congress
20192022
19th Congress
20222025
Wilter Y. Palma

2nd District

2nd District of Zamboanga Sibugay
Period Representative[4]
14th Congress
20072010
Dulce Ann K. Hofer
15th Congress
20102013
Romeo M. Jalosjos, Jr.
16th Congress
20132016
Dulce Ann K. Hofer
17th Congress
20162019
18th Congress
20192022
19th Congress
20222025
Antonieta R. Eudela

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
12th Congress
20012004
Belma A. Cabilao
13th Congress
20042007

See also

References

  1. Congress of the Philippines (November 7, 2000). "Republic Act No. 8973 - An Act Creating the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from the Province of Zamboanga del Sur and for Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. Congress of the Philippines (October 26, 2006). "Republic Act No. 9360 - An Act Creating Another Congressional District in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act Numbered Eighty-Nine Hundred and Seventy-Three, otherwise known as The Charter of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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