Legislative districts of Lapu-Lapu City
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The legislative districts of Lapu-Lapu are the representations of the
History
The present-day city of Lapu-Lapu initially formed part of the at-large district of Cebu province from 1898 to 1899. It later formed part of second district of Cebu for the Philippine Assembly in 1907. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the then-municipality of Opon formed part of the tenth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
In the disruption caused by the
Lapu-Lapu was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VII from 1978 to 1984. The city, along with the rest of Cebu province (except Cebu City), elected six representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in the 1984 elections. When the province was reapportioned into six congressional districts under the new Constitution[1] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, Lapu-Lapu formed part of the province's sixth district.
Two years after Lapu-Lapu was converted into a
Lone District
- Population (2020): 497,604
Period | Representative |
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15th Congress 2010–2013 |
Arturo O. Radaza |
16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Aileen C. Radaza |
17th Congress 2016–2019 | |
18th Congress 2019–2022 |
Paz C. Radaza |
19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Ma. Cynthia K. Chan |
See also
References
- ^ "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Congress of the Philippines (October 22, 2009). "Republic Act No. 9726 - An Act separating the City of Lapu-Lapu from the Sixth Legislative District of the Province of Cebu to constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Lapu-Lapu" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2016.