The legislative districts of Davao de Oro are the representations of the province of Davao de Oro 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 and second congressional districts.
History
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao de Oro were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Davao Province (1935–1967), Region XI (1978–1984) and Davao del Norte (1967–1972; 1984–1998).
The passage of Republic Act No. 8470 on 30 January 1998 and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on 7 March 1998 separated from Davao del Norte's first and second districts a total of eleven municipalities to create the new province of Compostela Valley (now named Davao de Oro), which itself was apportioned into two new congressional districts. The new province's two districts first elected their own representatives in the 1998 elections.
1st District Municipalities: Compostela, Maragusan, Monkayo, Montevista, New Bataan Population (2020): 346,257
PeriodRepresentative 11th Congress1998–2001 Rogelio M. Sarmiento 12th Congress2001–2004 Manuel E. Zamora 13th Congress2004–2007 14th Congress2007–2010 15th Congress2010–2013 Ma. Carmen S. Zamora-Apsay 16th Congress2013–2016 17th Congress2016–2019 18th Congress2019–2022 Manuel E. Zamora 19th Congress2022–2025 Ma. Carmen S. Zamora-Apsay 20th Congress2025–2028
2nd District Municipalities: Laak, Mabini, Maco, Mawab, Nabunturan, Pantukan Population (2020): 421,290
Period Representative 11th Congress1998–2001 Prospero S. Amatong 12th Congress2001–2004 13th Congress2004–2007 14th Congress2007–2010 Rommel C. Amatong 15th Congress2010–2013 16th Congress2013–2016 17th Congress2016–2019 Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga 18th Congress2019–2022 19th Congress2022–2025 20th Congress2025–2028 Jhong Ceniza
See also Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu Legislative district of Davao Legislative districts of Davao del Norte
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