Legislative district of Basilan

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The lone Legislative district of Basilan is the congressional representation of the province of Basilan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. Basilan was created as province in 1973, and was made part of the representation of Region IX during the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984. It first elected its own representative in 1984.

Lone District

• Population (2007): 496,503

Period	Representative/Assemblyman
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Candu I. Muarip
8th Congress 1987–1992	Alvin G. Dans
9th Congress 1992–1995	Elnorita P. Tugung
10th Congress 1995–1998	Candu I. Muarip
11th Congress 1998–2001	Abdulgani A. Salapuddin
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Wahab Akbar
15th Congress 2010–2013	Hadjiman S. Hataman-Salliman

^1 Died on November 13, 2007.

See also

• Legislative district of Zamboanga del Sur

References

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library