Legislative districts of Butuan

The lone legislative district of Butuan is the representation of the highly urbanized city of Butuan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines thru its congressional district.

History

Further information: Legislative districts of Agusan, Agusan del Norte's at-large congressional district, and Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte

Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Butuan were represented under the historical Agusan (1907–1967), Agusan del Norte (At-Large: 1969–1986) and Agusan del Norte (1st District: 1987–2025).

Butuan's Lone District

• Barangays: All 86 barangays will be divided into 13 subdistricts based on their location
• Population (2020): 372,910

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
1		To be elected	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028	20th	TBD	Elected in 2025.	2025–2028 Butuan's all 86 barangays

Representation history

Agusan at-large district (defunct)

#	Member		Term of office		Congress/Batasang Pambansa	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
1		Apolonio D. Curato	November 25, 1935	December 16, 1941	1st National Assembly	Nacionalista Democratico	Elected in 1935
					2nd National Assembly	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938
2		Elisa R. Ochoa	October 14, 1943	December 20, 1945	1st Commonwealth Congress	Nacionalista	Inducted in 1943
3		Marcos M. Calo	May 25, 1946	December 8, 1953	1st Congress	Liberal	Elected in 1946
					2nd Congress		Re-elected in 1951	Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct)
4		Guillermo R. Sanchez	January 25, 1954	December 17, 1965	3rd Congress	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953	Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct)
					4th Congress		Re-elected in 1957
					5th Congress		Re-elected in 1961
5		Jose C. Aquino	January 17, 1966	June 17, 1969	6th Congress	Nacionalista	Liberal	Butuan City (charter) and Agusan Province (defunct)

Agusan del Norte's at-large district

#	Member		Term of office		Congress/Batasang Pambansa	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
District created June 17, 1967, from Agusan's at-large district.
1		Guillermo R. Sanchez	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	Butuan City and Agusan del Norte Province
District dissolved into the nine-seat Region X's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 1, 1984.
2		Edelmiro Amante	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1984.	Butuan City and Agusan del Norte Province
District dissolved into Agusan del Norte's 1st and 2nd districts.

Agusan del Norte's 1st Legislative District

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
1		Charito B. Plaza	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–2025 Butuan, Las Nieves
					9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1995.
2		Leovigildo Banaag	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	LDP	Elected in 2001.
					13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004.
3		Jose Aquino II	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010.
4		Lawrence Fortun	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
					17th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
(3)		Jose Aquino II	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

See also

• Legislative districts of Agusan
• Agusan del Norte (at-large)
• Agusan del Norte (1st district)