Legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat#1st District
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The legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat are the representations of the province of Sultan Kudarat 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
{{further|Legislative district of Mindanao and Sulu|Legislative district of Cotabato}}
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Sultan Kudarat were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935) and Cotabato (1935–1972).
The enactment of Presidential Decree No. 341 on November 22, 1973 created the Province of Sultan Kudarat out of the reduced Cotabato Province's southern municipalities.{{cite web|title=Presidential Decree No. 341 - Creating the Provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1973/11/22/presidential-decree-no-341-s-1973/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|last=Marcos|first=Ferdinand E.|access-date=November 19, 2017|date=November 22, 1973}} This new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region XII from 1978 to 1984.
Sultan Kudarat 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,{{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}} and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
The approval of Republic Act No. 9357 on October 10, 2006 increased Sultan Kudarat's representation by reapportioning the province into two congressional districts,{{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2006/ra_9357_2006.html|title=Republic Act No. 9357 - An Act Reapportioning the Province of Sultan Kudarat into Two Legislative Districts|website=The LawPhil Project|date=October 10, 2006|access-date=November 23, 2017|author=Congress of the Philippines}} which elected their separate representatives starting in the 2007 elections.
1st District
- City: Tacurong
- Municipalities: Columbio, Isulan, Lambayong, Lutayan, President Quirino
- Population (2020): 427,963{{cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|date=2015|title=Population of Population of Legislative Districts by Region, Province, and Selected Highly Urbanized/Component City: 2015|access-date=November 18, 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:40%;" |
| width="40%"| Period |
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| 14th Congress 2007–2010 |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 | rowspan="2"| Raden C. Sakaluran |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 | rowspan="2"| Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran-Abdurajak |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
2nd District
- Municipalities: Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Kalamansig, Lebak, Palimbang, Senator Ninoy Aquino
- Population (2020): 426,089
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:40%;" |
| width="40%"| Period |
|---|
| 14th Congress 2007–2010 | rowspan="3"| Arnold F. Go |
| 15th Congress 2010–2013 |
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 | rowspan="3"| Horacio P. Suansing, Jr. |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Lone District (defunct)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:40%;" |
| width="40%"| Period |
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| 8th Congress 1987–1992 | rowspan="2"| Estanislao V. Valdez |
| 9th Congress 1992–1995 |
| 10th Congress 1995–1998 | rowspan="3"| Angelo O. Montilla |
| 11th Congress 1998–2001 |
| 12th Congress 2001–2004 |
| 13th Congress 2004–2007 |
At-Large (defunct)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:40%;" |
| width="40%"| Period |
|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 | Benjamin C. Duque |