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The legislative districts of Zamboanga Sibugay are the representations of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Congress of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress through its first and second congressional districts.

History

Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu, Legislative district of Zamboanga, and Legislative district of Zamboanga del Sur

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga Sibugay were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), the historical Zamboanga Province (1935–1953), Region IX (1978–1984) and Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972; 1984–2001).

The passage of Republic Act No. 8973 on November 7, 2000, and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on February 22, 2001, separated the entire third district of Zamboanga del Sur to form the new province of Zamboanga Sibugay.[1] Zamboanga del Sur's former third district automatically became the representation of Zamboanga Sibugay upon its establishment in February 2001, but the new province only elected a representative under its own name beginning in the May 2001 elections.

The enactment of Republic Act No. 9360 on October 26, 2006, increased Zamboanga Sibugay's representation by reapportioning the province into two congressional districts,[2] which began to elect their separate representatives in the 2007 elections.

1st District

Period Representative[4]
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Belma A. Cabilao
15th Congress
2010–2013 		Jonathan C. Yambao
16th Congress
2013–2016 		Belma A. Cabilao
17th Congress
2016–2019 		Wilter W. Palma II
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Wilter Y. Palma

2nd District

2nd District of Zamboanga Sibugay
Period Representative[4]
14th Congress
2007–2010 		Dulce Ann K. Hofer
15th Congress
2010–2013 		Romeo M. Jalosjos, Jr.
16th Congress
2013–2016 		Dulce Ann K. Hofer
17th Congress
2016–2019
18th Congress
2019–2022
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Antonieta R. Eudela

Lone District (defunct)

Period Representative[4]
12th Congress
2001–2004 		Belma A. Cabilao
13th Congress
2004–2007

See also

References

  1. ^ Congress of the Philippines (November 7, 2000). "Republic Act No. 8973 - An Act Creating the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from the Province of Zamboanga del Sur and for Other Purposes". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Congress of the Philippines (October 26, 2006). "Republic Act No. 9360 - An Act Creating Another Congressional District in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act Numbered Eighty-Nine Hundred and Seventy-Three, otherwise known as The Charter of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Congressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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