Legislative districts of Cotabato

The Legislative Districts of Cotabato, namely the first and second districts are the representations of the Province of Cotabato in the Philippine House of Representatives. Cotabato was part of the representation of Mindanao and Sulu from 1916 to 1935, when it was organized as a lone district, which included South Cotabato until 1965, and the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat until 1972. It became part of the representation of Region XII from 1978 to 1984. It regained its own representations in the Regular Batasang Pambansa in 1984 where it elected 2 assemblymen at-large. In 1986, it was divided into two legislative districts.

[edit] 1st District

City: none
Municipality: Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigkawayan, Pikit
Population (2007): 584,281

City: Kidapawan City
Municipality: Antipas, Arakan, Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, M'lang, President Roxas, Tulunan
Population (2007): 537,693

Period	Representative/Assemblyman
1st National Assembly 1935–1938	Datu Balabaran Sinsuat
2nd National Assembly 1938–1941	Ugalingan Piang
National Assembly 1943–1944	Alfonso A. Pablo
National Assembly 1943–1944	Menandang Piang
3rd National Assembly 1941–1946	Ugalingan Piang
1st Congress 1946–1949	Gumbay Piang
2nd Congress 1949–1953	Datu Blah T. Sinsuat
3rd Congress 1953–1957	Luminog Datu Mangelen
4th Congress 1957–1961	Salipada K. Pendatun
5th Congress 1961–1965
6th Congress 1965–1969
7th Congress 1969–1972
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Tomas B. Baga, Jr.
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986	Carlos B. Cajelo