The legislative districts of Kalinga are the representations of the province of Kalinga 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 lone congressional district.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Kalinga were represented under the former Mountain Province (1917–1969) and Kalinga-Apayao (1969–1998). Kalinga became a separate province following the passage and subsequent ratification of Republic Act No. 7878 on May 8, 1995.[1] In accordance with Section 9 of R.A. 7878 the new province began electing its own representative in the 1998 elections.[1]

Beginning in 2019, the districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Kalinga. Prior to 2019 when the province was just one congressional district, the Commission on Elections divided the province into two provincial board districts.

Lone District

  • Population (2015): 212,680[2]
Period Representative[3]
11th Congress
1998–2001		 Laurence B. Wacnang
12th Congress
2001–2004
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010		 Manuel S. Agyao
15th Congress
2010–2013
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019		 Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Congress of the Philippines (February 14, 1995). "Republic Act No. 7878 - An Act Converting the Sub-provinces of Kalinga and Apayao into Regular Provinces to be Known as the Province of Kalinga and the Province of Apayao, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 4695". Official Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". psa.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  3. ↑ Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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