The legislative districts of Davao de Oro are the representations of the province of Davao de Oro 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 and second congressional districts.

History

Before gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao de Oro were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Davao Province (1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and Davao del Norte (1967–1972; 1984–1998).

The passage of Republic Act No. 8470 on 30 January 1998 and its subsequent ratification by referendum on 7 March 1998 separated from Davao del Norte's first and second districts a total of eleven municipalities to create the new province of Compostela Valley (now named Davao de Oro), which itself was apportioned into two new congressional districts.[1] The new province's two districts first elected their representatives in the 1998 elections.

1st District

Period Representative[2]
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Rogelio M. Sarmiento
12th Congress
2001–2004		 Manuel E. Zamora
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013		 Ma. Carmen S. Zamora-Apsay
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022		 Manuel E. Zamora
19th Congress
2022–2025		 Ma. Carmen S. Zamora-Apsay

2nd District

Period Representative[2]
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Prospero S. Amatong
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Rommel C. Amatong
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025

See also

References

  1. ↑ Congress of the Philippines (30 January 1998). "Republic Act No. 8470 - An Act Creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte, and for Other Purposes". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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