Lanao del Norte's at-large congressional district explained

Lanao del Norte's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the entire territory of Lanao del Norte in the Philippines. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1972 and in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[1] The province of Lanao del Norte was created as a result of the division of Lanao in 1959 and elected its first representative provincewide at-large during the 1961 Philippine House of Representatives elections.[2] Laurentino Lluch Badelles who served as representative of Lanao's at-large congressional district during the partition was elected as this district's first representative. The district remained a single-member district until the dissolution of the lower house in 1972. It was later absorbed by the multi-member Region XII's at-large district for the national parliament in 1978.[1] In 1984, provincial and city representations were restored and Lanao del Norte returned one member for the regular parliament with a separate representation created for its highly urbanized city of Iligan.[3] The district was abolished following the 1987 reapportionment that established two districts in the province under a new constitution.[4]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Lanao del Norte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created May 22, 1959.
1Laurentino Ll. BadellesDecember 30, 1961December 30, 19655thNacionalistaRedistricted from Lanao's at-large district and re-elected in 1961.
2Mohammad Ali B. DimaporoDecember 30, 1965September 23, 19726thLiberalElected in 1965.
7thNacionalistaRe-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the eight-seat Region XII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
MemberTerm of officeBatasang
Pambansa
PartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Lanao del Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[5]
3Abdullah D. DimaporoJuly 23, 1984March 25, 19862ndKBLElected in 1984.
District dissolved into Lanao del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . March 4, 2021.
  2. Web site: Republic Act No. 2228, (1959-05-22) . Lawyerly . March 4, 2021.
  3. Web site: Batas Pambansa Blg. 643, (1983-12-21) . Lawyerly . March 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . March 4, 2021.
  5. Web site: Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984 . February 1984 . . March 4, 2021.