Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte

The Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte, namely the first and second districts, are the current representations of the province of Agusan del Norte and the independent city of Butuan in the Philippine House of Representatives.

Starting 1916 the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, of which Agusan was a special province, was given representation in the Philippine Legislature. However, the Department's five delegates were appointed by the Governor-General rather than elected by popular vote. Agusan only began electing its own representative in 1935 after Act No. 4203 granted each province within the Department an elected representative. Areas now under the jurisdiction of Agusan del Norte and the city of Butuan (chartered in 1950) were represented as part of the lone district of Agusan until 1969, after its division into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur on June 17, 1967 by virtue of Republic Act No. 4979.

The province and chartered city were represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and together elected one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984. Effective February 11, 1987, Agusan del Norte (with the highly urbanized city of Butuan) was divided into two congressional districts under the new Constitution, and elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

1st District

• City: Butuan City¹
• Municipality: Las Nieves
• Population (2010): 336,565

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Charito B. Plaza
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Leovigildo B. Banaag
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Jose S. Aquino II
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun

^1 Highly-urbanized city since February 7, 1985. Independent from the province and does not vote for provincial officials. Only votes with Agusan del Norte for congressional representation.

2nd District

• City: Cabadbaran City
• Municipalities: Buenavista, Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Nasipit, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago, Tubay
• Population (2010): 305,631

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
9th Congress 1992–1995
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 M. Amante
14th Congress 2007–2010	Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.
15th Congress 2010–2013	Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante
16th Congress 2013–2016	Erlpe John M. Amante

Lone District (defunct)

Period	Representative
7th Congress 1969–1972	Guillermo R. Sanchez
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr.

See also

• Legislative districts of Mindanao and Sulu
• Legislative district of Agusan

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library