Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte


The legislative districts of Agusan del Norte are the representations of the province of Agusan del Norte and the highly urbanized city of Butuan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and the city are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their [|first] and [|second] congressional districts.

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Agusan del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and Agusan Province.
Republic Act No. 4979, approved in a plebiscite held simultaneously with the 1967 elections, split the old Agusan Province into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur and provided them each with a congressional representative. In accordance with Section 7 of R.A. 4979, Agusan del Norte first elected its [|separate representative] starting in the 1969 elections. The chartered city of Butuan, despite being enumerated as part of the territory of neither successor province, was designated as Agusan del Norte's seat of provincial government and became part of its congressional representation.
Agusan del Norte was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and returned [|one representative] to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.
Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the Agusan del Norte was grouped with the highly urbanized city of Butuan and reapportioned into two congressional districts; each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
1987-1992
Charito B. Plaza
9th Congress
1992-1995
Charito B. Plaza
10th Congress
1995-1998
Charito B. Plaza
11th Congress
1998-2001
Leovigildo B. Banaag
12th Congress
2001-2004
Leovigildo B. Banaag
13th Congress
2004-2007
Leovigildo B. Banaag
14th Congress
2007-2010
Jose S. Aquino II
15th Congress
2010-2013
Jose S. Aquino II
16th Congress
2013-2016
Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun
17th Congress
2016-2019
Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun
18th Congress
2019-2022
Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun

Notes

2nd District

PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
1987-1992
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.

9th Congress
1992-1995
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.

9th Congress
1992-1995
vacant

9th Congress
1992-1995
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
10th Congress
1995-1998
Eduardo L. Rama, Sr.
11th Congress
1998-2001
Roan I. Libarios
12th Congress
2001-2004
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
13th Congress
2004-2007
Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba
14th Congress
2007-2010
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
15th Congress
2010-2013
Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba
16th Congress
2013-2016
Erlpe John M. Amante
17th Congress
2016-2019
Erlpe John M. Amante
18th Congress
2019-2022
Ma. Angelica Rosedell A. Matba

Notes

Lone District (defunct)

PeriodRepresentative
7th Congress
1969-1972
Guillermo R. Sanchez

At-Large (defunct)

PeriodRepresentative
Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984-1986
Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.