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Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district

Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Tawi-Tawi within the Philippines
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
RegionBangsamoro
Population440,276 (2020)[1]
Electorate232,845 (2022)[2]
Area1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1984
RepresentativeDimszar M. Sali
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The province has been represented in the country's national legislatures since 1984.[3] It first elected a representative provincewide at-large during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the Batasang Pambansa where Tawi-Tawi had previously been included in the regionwide representation of Western Mindanao (Region IX) for the interim parliament.[4] The province, created by the 1973 separation of the Tawi-Tawi island group from Sulu, was formerly represented as part of that province's at-large district in earlier legislatures.[5] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Tawi-Tawi has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Dimszar M. Sali of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]

  1. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Republic Act No. 660 (March 7, 1984), "An Act Changing the Name of the Province of North Cotabato to Cotabato.", Lawyerly, retrieved March 8, 2021
  5. ^ Presidential Decree No. 302, s. 1973 (September 27, 1973), "Creating the Province of Tawi-Tawi", Arellano Law Foundation, retrieved March 8, 2021
  6. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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