Legislative district of Benguet

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The lone Legislative District of Benguet is the representation of the Province of Benguet in the Philippine House of Representatives. Benguet was part of the representation of Mountain Province from 1916 to 1969, Region I from 1978 to 1984. It first gained its own representation in 1969 as a lone congressional district until 1972, it was divided into two legislative districts on October 15, 1986, until Baguio City which comprised its first district elected its own representative in 1995.

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[edit] Lone District

  • Population (2000): 330,129
Period Representative
7th Congress
19691972
Andres A. Cosalan
Regular Batasang Pambansa
19841986
Samuel M. Dangwa
10th Congress
19951998
Ronald M. Cosalan
11th Congress
19982001
12th Congress
20012004
Samuel M. Dangwa
13th Congress
2004present

[edit] 1st District (defunct)

Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Honorato Y. Aquino
9th Congress
19921995
Bernardo M. Vergara

[edit] 2nd District (defunct)

Period Representative
8th Congress
19871992
Samuel M. Dangwa
9th Congress
19921995

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference

  • Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library