Basilan's at-large congressional district

Basilan's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Basilan. 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 Basilan 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 from Zamboanga del Sur of the entire island with its two municipal districts and the municipality of Isabela outside its poblacion which was earlier organized as the City of Basilan separated from Zamboanga City, was formerly represented as part of Zamboanga del Sur's, Zamboanga's and Department of Mindanao and Sulu's at-large representations in earlier legislatures.^[5][6][7][8] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Basilan has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.^[9] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mujiv Hataman of the Basilan Unity Party (BUP).^[10]

Basilan's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Basilan within the Philippines
Province	Basilan
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula (Isabela) Bangsamoro (Rest of Basilan)
Population	459,367 (2015)[1]
Electorate	263,017 (2019)[2]
Area	1,327.23 km2 (512.45 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Representative	Mujiv Hataman
Political party	BUP
Congressional bloc	Minority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Batasang Pambansa	Party	Electoral history
			Start	End
Basilan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District created February 1, 1984 from Region IX's at-large district.[11]
1		Candu I. Muarip	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd	UNIDO (CCA)	Elected in 1984.
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
			Start	End
Basilan's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.[9]
2		Alvin G. Dans	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.
3		Elnorita P. Tugung	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
(1)		Candu I. Muarip	June 30, 1995	June 30, 1998	10th	LDP	Elected in 1995.
4		Abdulgani Salapuddin	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
5		Wahab Akbar	June 30, 2007	November 13, 2007	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007. Died in office.
—		vacant	November 13, 2007	June 30, 2010		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
6		Hadjiman Hataman Salliman	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
7		Jum Jainudin Akbar	June 30, 2016	November 11, 2016	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016. Died in office.
—		vacant	November 11, 2016	June 30, 2019		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
8		Mujiv Hataman	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Liberal	Elected in 2019.
					19th	Basilan Unity Party	Re-elected 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BUP	Mujiv Hataman (Incumbent)	133,784	68.04
	UBJP	Yasmeen Junaid	61,254	31.15
	Independent	Abdulhan Jaujohn	826	0.42
	PDDS	Mohammad Alih Samuin	766	0.39
Total votes			196,630	100.00

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mujiv Hataman	121,901
	KDP	Omar Akbar	28,450
Total votes			150,351	100.00
	Liberal hold

2016

2013

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Basilan

References

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2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
4. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 660, (1984-03-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
5. "Republic Act No. 288". Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
6. "Republic Act No. 711, (1952-06-06)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
7. "Presidential Decree No. 356". Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
8. "Presidential Decree No. 840, s. 1975". Official Gazette (Philippines). 11 December 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
9. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
10. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
11. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved March 8, 2021.