Legislative districts of Mindanao and Sulu
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The legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu was the collective representation of the
from 1916 until 1935.
History
Initially being excluded from representation in the
These arrangements remained in place despite the abolition of the Department in 1920. It lasted until 1935, when each of the seven provinces was finally provided one representative to the National Assembly of the Philippines, albeit the manner of election varying between provinces. Voters of the more Christianized provinces of Agusan, Bukidnon, Davao and Zamboanga could elect their representative through popular vote by virtue of Article VI, Section 1 of the 1935 Constitution.[4] In the Muslim-dominated provinces of Cotabato, Lanao and Sulu, however, voter qualifications were more restrictive: the only persons allowed to vote for the province's representative were past and present municipal officials (municipal president, vice-president, municipal councilors); present senators, assembly representatives and 1935 Constitutional Convention delegates; provincial governors and members of provincial boards; and any persons currently residing in the concerned province who held any of the aforementioned positions in the past.[5]
At-Large (defunct)
| Period | Representatives[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–19191 |
Rafael Acuña Villaruz | Datu Piang | Teodoro Palma Gil | Datu Benito | Pablo Lorenzo |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 |
Isidro Vamenta2 | Datu Tampugao | |||
| Julius Schuck3 | |||||
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Rafael Acuña Villaruz | Ugalingan Piang | |||
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Pedro de la Llana | Abdullah Piang | Arsenio Suazo | Jose P. Melencio | (vacant) |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Jose G. Sanvictores | Monico R. Mercado | Jose Artadi | Tabahur Taupan | |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Datu Sinsuat | Francisco Bangoy | Datu Ibra Gundarangin | Agustin S. Alvarez | |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 |
Manuel Fortich | Julian A. Rodriguez | Doroteo Karagdag | Alauya Alonto | Ombra Amilbangsa |
See also
- Legislative district of Agusan
- Legislative district of Bukidnon
- Legislative district of Cotabato
- Legislative district of Davao
- Legislative district of Lanao
- Legislative district of Sulu
- Legislative district of Zamboanga
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cain, Andrew W. (1917). Philippine Government. Philippine Education Company, Inc. p. 57.
- ^ Cain, Andrew W. (1917). Philippine Government. Philippine Education Company, Inc. p. 157.
- ^ Commonwealth of the Philippines (February 8, 1935). "The 1935 Constitution". Official Gazette. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ^ Philippine Legislature (1937). Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature, Acts No. 4203 to 4275. Bureau of Printing Office. p. 5. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.