Legislative districts of Davao del Norte

{{further|Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu|Legislative district of Davao}}

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Davao del Norte were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and the historical Davao Province (1935–1967).

The enactment of Republic Act No. 4867 on May 8, 1967, split the old Davao Province into Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental.{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 4867 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental|date=May 8, 1967|access-date=February 3, 2017|author=Congress of the Philippines|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/49_republicacts.php?id=4871|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library}} Per Section 4 of R.A. 4867, the incumbent Davao Province representative was to indicate which of the three new provinces he wished to continue to represent; Rep. Lorenzo Sarmiento chose to represent Davao del Norte. Davao del Sur (grouped together with Davao City) and Davao Oriental were separately represented beginning in the second half of the 6th Congress after special elections were held on November 14, 1967, to fill their new congressional seats.

Davao del Norte — officially renamed to "Davao" in 1972{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 6430 - An Act Changing the Name of the Province of Davao del Norte to Province of Davao|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/69_republicacts.php?id=6434|author=Congress of the Philippines|date=June 17, 1972|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=February 3, 2017}} — was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XI from 1978 to 1984. The province returned three representatives, elected at-large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984.

Under the new Constitution{{cite web|title=1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-ordinance/|author=1986 Constitutional Commission|date=February 2, 1987|access-date=November 19, 2017}} which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was reapportioned into three congressional districts; each district elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

Apart from restoring the name of the province to Davao del Norte, the passage of Republic Act No. 8470{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 8470 - An Act Creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte, and for Other Purposes|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1998/01/30/republic-act-no-8470/|author=Congress of the Philippines|date=January 30, 1998|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|access-date=November 27, 2017}} and its subsequent ratification by plebiscite on March 7, 1998, separated the province's eleven eastern municipalities to create the new province of Compostela Valley (now named Davao de Oro). Per Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8470, Davao del Norte's own representation was reduced to two districts. The newly reconfigured districts elected their own representatives beginning in the 1998 elections.

• City: Tagum
• Municipalities: Asuncion, Kapalong, New Corella, Talaingod, San Isidro (established 2004)
• Population (2020): 542,642{{cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/ird/specialrelease/2_Table%201%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Province%20and%20Selected%20HUC_Component%20City%20Web%20Final-signed.pdf|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|date=2020|title=Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2020|access-date=February 5, 2022}}

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{{see also|Legislative districts of Davao de Oro}}

• Municipalities: Compostela, Maragusan (San Mariano), Montevista, Monkayo, New Bataan, Mawab, Nabunturan

• Cities: Panabo (became city 2001), Samal
• Municipalities: Braulio E. Dujali, Carmen, Santo Tomas
• Population (2020): 572,415

{{see also|Legislative districts of Davao de Oro}}

• Municipalities: Asuncion, Laak (San Vicente), Mabini, New Corella, Pantukan, Tagum (became city 1998), Maco

• Municipalities: Babak (annexed to Samal 1998), Carmen, Kapalong, Kaputian (annexed to Samal 1998), Panabo, Samal (Peñaplata) (became city 1998), Santo Tomas, Talaingod (established 1991), Braulio E. Dujali (established 1998)

• includes the present-day province of Davao de Oro

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• includes the present-day province of Davao de Oro

• Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu
• Legislative district of Davao
• Legislative districts of Davao de Oro

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Davao Del Norte

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