Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The province has been represented in the country's national legislatures since 1984.[3] It first elected a representative provincewide at-large during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the Batasang Pambansa where Tawi-Tawi had previously been included in the regionwide representation of Western Mindanao (Region IX) for the interim parliament.[4] The province, created by the 1973 separation of the Tawi-Tawi island group from Sulu, was formerly represented as part of that province's at-large district in earlier legislatures.[5] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Tawi-Tawi has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Dimszar M. Sali of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]
| Tawi-Tawi's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Tawi-Tawi within the Philippines | |
| Province | Tawi-Tawi |
| Region | Bangsamoro |
| Population | 440,276 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 232,845 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 1,087.40 km2 (419.85 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Representative | Dimszar M. Sali |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
| # | Member | Tenure of office | Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa | |||||||
| District created February 1, 1984 from Region IX's at-large district.[8] | |||||||
| 1 | Celso J. Palma | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |
| # | Member | Tenure of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Tawi-Tawi's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] | |||||||
| 2 | Alawadin T. Bandon Jr. | June 30, 1987 | December 12, 1990 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. Removed from office due to electoral protest. | |
| 3 | Romulo Espaldon | December 12, 1990 | June 30, 1992 | LABAN | Declared winner of 1987 elections. | ||
| 4 | Nur G. Jaafar | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 11th | LAMMP | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||
| 5 | Soraya C. Jaafar | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |
| 6 | Anuar J. Abubakar | June 30, 2004 | August 3, 2006 | 13th | PMP | Elected in 2004. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an election protest. | |
| (4) | Nur G. Jaafar | August 3, 2006 | June 30, 2013 | Lakas | Declared winner of 2004 elections. | ||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 15th | NPC | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||
| 7 | Ruby Sahali Tan | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | |
| 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||
| 8 | Rashidin H. Matba | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | NUP | Elected in 2019. | |
| 9 | Dimszar M. Sali | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | |