Legislative districts of Bukidnon

The legislative districts of Bukidnon are the representations of the province of Bukidnon in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first, second, third, and fourth congressional districts.

Map showing the current legislative districts of Bukidnon.

History

Further information: Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Bukidnon were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935).

The voters of Bukidnon were finally given the right to elect their own representative through popular vote beginning in 1935 by virtue of Article VI, Section 1 of the 1935 Constitution.^[1]

During the Second World War, the Province of Bukidnon sent two delegates to the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945 the province retained its pre-war lone congressional district.

Bukidnon was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region X from 1978 to 1984, and returned two representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into three congressional districts;^[2] each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The approval of Republic Act No. 10184 on September 28, 2012, increased Bukidnon's representation by reapportioning the province into four congressional districts: the municipalities of Kalilangan and Pangantucan were segregated from the first district and the city of Valencia from the second district to form the new fourth district.^[3] The reconfigured districts elected their respective representatives beginning in the 2013 elections.

Current Districts

Legislative districts and representatives of Bukidnon

District	Current Representative			Party	Constituent LGUs	Population (2020)[4]	Area[5]	Map
	Image		Name
1st			Jose Manuel Alba (since 2022)	Bukidnon Paglaum	List Baungon Libona Malitbog Manolo Fortich Sumilao Talakag	332,575	2,681.51 km2
2nd			Jonathan Keith Flores (since 2019)	Nacionalista	List Cabanglasan Impasugong Lantapan Malaybalay San Fernando	409,880	3,297.07 km2
3rd			Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. (since 2022)	Bukidnon Paglaum	List Damulog Dangcagan Don Carlos Kadingilan Kibawe Kitaotao Maramag Quezon	482,016	3,219.57 km2
4th			Laarni Roque (since 2022)	Nacionalista	List Kalilangan Pangantucan Valencia	316,837	1,300.44 km2

Historical Districts

Lone District (defunct)

Period	Representative[6]
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Manuel Fortich[a][b]
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941
1st Commonwealth Congress 1945
1st Congress 1946–1949
	Remedios Ozamiz Fortich[c]
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Cesar M. Fortich[d]
3rd Congress 1953–1957
4th Congress 1957–1961
	vacant
5th Congress 1961–1965	Cesar M. Fortich
6th Congress 1965–1969	Benjamin N. Tabios
7th Congress 1969–1972	Cesar M. Fortich

Notes

1. Appointed by the Governor-General to the 1st Commonwealth Congress
2. Died on 12 October 1946.
3. Assumed office after winning special election held on March 11, 1947.
4. Appointed Secretary of Agriculture in 1960; seat remained vacant until the end of the 4th Congress.

At-Large (defunct)

1943-1944

Period	Representatives[6]
National Assembly 1943–1944	Pedro Carrillo[7]
	Antonio Rubin (ex officio)[7]

1984-1986

Period	Representatives[6]
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Lorenzo S. Dinlayan
	Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr.

See also

• Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu