Legislative districts of Ifugao

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The legislative districts of Ifugao are the representations of the province of Ifugao 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

In 1917 the undivided

single at-large district.[1]

The residents of Ifugao and the rest of the Mountain Province only began electing representatives through popular vote in

In the disruption caused by the

third district
.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4695 on June 18, 1966 made the sub-province of Ifugao into a full-fledged province.[3] The new province began electing its separate representative starting in the next general election.

Ifugao was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and returned one representative, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. It retained its lone congressional district under the new Constitution[4] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Lone District

  • Population (2020): 207,498[5]
Period Representative[6]
7th Congress
1969–1972
Romulo B. Lumauig
8th Congress
1987–1992
Gualberto B. Lumauig
9th Congress
1992–1995
Benjamin B. Cappleman
10th Congress
1995–1998
11th Congress
1998–2001
12th Congress
2001–2004
Solomon R. Chungalao
13th Congress
2004–2007
14th Congress
2007–2010
15th Congress
2010–2013
Teodoro B. Baguilat, Jr.
16th Congress
2013–2016
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022
Solomon R. Chungalao
19th Congress
2022–2025

At-Large (defunct)

Period Representative[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986
Zosimo Jesus M. Paredes, Jr.

References

  1. ^ a b Philippine Legislature (1917). Revised Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands of 1917 (Act No. 2711) (Digitized Revised Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands of 1917 from the Presidential Museum and Library Collection, uploaded on February 15, 2016). Bureau of Printing. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Philippine Legislature (1937). "Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275". Public Resolutions, Etc. Laws, etc. Bureau of Printing Office: 5.
  3. ^ Congress of the Philippines (June 18, 1966). "Republic Act No. 4695 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao and Kalinga-Apayao". Chan Robles Law Library. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ a b Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 17, 2017.