Davao del Sur's 1st congressional district

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Davao del Sur's 1st congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in Davao del Sur for the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 2016.[1] The district encompassed seven northern local government units of the previously undivided province bordering Davao City and includes Digos, the provincial capital.[2] It was created ahead of the 1987 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the ratification of the 1987 constitution which established two districts for the province and another three districts for Davao City. Prior to the 1987 apportionment, Davao del Sur residents elected their representatives to the national legislatures on a provincewide basis through the Davao del Sur's at-large congressional district. The district was last contested at the 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections. Davao del Sur returned to electing its representatives at-large in 2016 after losing most of its southern territory to the province of Davao Occidental created by Republic Act No. 10360 on January 4, 2013.[3]

Representation history[edit]

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Davao del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit]

District created February 2, 1987 from Davao del Sur's at-large district.[2]
1 Juanito G. Camasura Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–2016
Bansalan, Digos, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Matanao, Padada, Santa Cruz
2 Alejandro Almendras June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
3 Alejandro Almendras Jr. June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
4 Douglas Cagas June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th NPC Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
5 Marc Douglas Cagas IV June 30, 2007 June 30, 2013 14th Nacionalista Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
6 Mercedes C. Cagas June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Nacionalista Elected in 2013.
Redistricted to Davao del Sur's at-large district.
District dissolved into Davao del Sur's at-large district.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Republic Act No. 10360". Official Gazette (Philippines). Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.