Legislative district of Tawi-Tawi


The legislative district of Tawi-Tawi is the representation of the province of Tawi-Tawi 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 [|lone congressional district].

History

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Tawi-Tawi were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Sulu and Region IX.
The enactment of Presidential Decree No. 302 on September 11, 1973 created the Province of Tawi-Tawi out of Sulu's western and southern municipalities. The new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984.
Tawi-Tawi first gained separate representation in 1984 when it returned [|one representative, elected at large], to the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province constituted a lone congressional district, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Lone District

PeriodRepresentative
8th Congress
1987-1992		Alawadin T. Bandon, Jr.
8th Congress
1987-1992		Romulo M. Espaldon
9th Congress
1992-1995		Nur G. Jaafar
10th Congress
1995-1998		Nur G. Jaafar
11th Congress
1998-2001		Nur G. Jaafar
12th Congress
2001-2004		Soraya C. Jaafar
13th Congress
2004-2007		Anuar J. Abubakar
13th Congress
2004-2007		Nur G. Jaafar
14th Congress
2007-2010		Nur G. Jaafar
15th Congress
2010-2013		Nur G. Jaafar
16th Congress
2013-2016		Ruby M. Sahali-Tan
17th Congress
2016-2019		Ruby M. Sahali-Tan
18th Congress
2019-2022		Rashidin H. Matba

Notes

At-Large (defunct)