Legislative districts of Batanes
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The legislative districts of Batanes are the representations of the province of Batanes 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
Batanes initially had two representatives, one elected and one appointed, to the
When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the first senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
During the
The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region II from 1978 to 1984, and elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.
Batanes retained its lone congressional district under the new Constitution[1] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
Current districts
| District | Current Representative | Party | Constituent LGUs | Population (2020) | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ciriaco Gato Jr. (since 2019) |
NPC | 18,831[2] | 219.01 km2 | ||
See also
References
- ^ 1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2020.