Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district

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]

Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Tawi-Tawi within the Philippines
Province	Tawi-Tawi
Region	Bangsamoro
Population	440,276 (2020)[1]
Electorate	232,845 (2022)[2]
Area	1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Representative	Dimszar M. Sali
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Tenure of office		Batasang Pambansa	Party	Electoral history
			Start	End
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District created February 1, 1984 from Region IX's at-large district.[8]
1		Celso J. Palma	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Member		Tenure of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
			Start	End
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District re-created February 2, 1987.[6]
2		Alawadin T. Bandon Jr.	June 30, 1987	December 12, 1990	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987. Removed from office due to electoral protest.
3		Romulo Espaldon	December 12, 1990	June 30, 1992		LABAN	Declared winner of 1987 elections.
4		Nur G. Jaafar	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
5		Soraya C. Jaafar	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
6		Anuar J. Abubakar	June 30, 2004	August 3, 2006	13th	PMP	Elected in 2004. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an election protest.
(4)		Nur G. Jaafar	August 3, 2006	June 30, 2013		Lakas	Declared winner of 2004 elections.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
					15th	NPC	Re-elected in 2010.
7		Ruby Sahali Tan	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
8		Rashidin H. Matba	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
9		Dimszar M. Sali	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

2016

2013

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Tawi-Tawi

References

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.
8. Presidential Proclamation No. 2332 (February 1, 1984), Proclaiming the Ratification in the Plebiscite of January 27, 1984, of the Amendments to the Constitution Embodied in Batasang Pambansa Resolutions Nos. 104, 105, 110, 111, 112 and 113, Official Gazette (Philippines), retrieved July 1, 2023