Legislative district of Tawi-Tawi

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The lone Legislative district of Tawi-Tawi is the representation of the Province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippine House of Representatives. Tawi-Tawi was first granted its own representation in 1984, prior to it, it was part of the representation of Sulu until 1972, and Region IX from 1978 to 1984.

[edit] Lone District

• Population (2000): 322,317

Period	Representative/Assemblyman
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Celso J. Palma
8th Congress 1987–1992	Alawadin T. Bandon, Jr.
9th Congress 1992–1995	Nur G. Jaafar
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001
12th Congress 2001–2004	Soraya C. Jaafar
13th Congress 2004–2007	Anuar Abubakar
	Nur G. Jaafar[1]

[edit] See also

• Legislative districts of Sulu

[edit] Reference

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library