Sarangani's at-large congressional district

Sarangani's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani. It was created ahead of the 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections following the separation of the third district from South Cotabato in 1992.[3] The province has been electing a single representative provincewide at-large to the House of Representatives from the 10th Congress onwards.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Steve Solon of the People's Champ Movement.[5]

Sarangani's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Sarangani within the Philippines
ProvinceSarangani
RegionSoccsksargen
Population544,261 (2015)[1]
Electorate345,904 (2019)[2]
Area3,601.25 km2 (1,390.45 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1992
RepresentativeSteve Solon
Political party  PCM
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
StartEnd

Sarangani's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created March 16, 1992. Redistricted from South Cotabato's 3rd district.[3]
1 James L. Chiongbian June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
— vacant June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th – Juan Domino (Independent) won 1998 election but was disqualified by Commission on Elections for lack of residency.
No special election held to fill vacancy.
2 Erwin L. Chiongbian June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
3 Manny Pacquiao June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 15th Liberal
PCM		 Elected in 2010.
16th UNA
PCM		 Re-elected in 2013.
4 Rogelio D. Pacquiao June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 17th PDP–Laban Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
5 Steve C. Solon June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PCM Elected in 2022.

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. "Republic Act No. 7228". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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