Apayao's at-large congressional district

Apayao's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Apayao. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998. It was previously included in Kalinga-Apayao's at-large congressional district from 1969 to 1998. The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Elias Bulut Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[3]

Apayao's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Apayao within the Philippines
ProvinceApayao
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
Population119,184 (2015)[1]
Electorate74,743 (2019)[2]
Area4,413.35 km2 (1,704.00 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1995
RepresentativeElias Bulut Jr.
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
Start End
District created February 14, 1995 from Kalinga-Apayao's at-large district.[4]
1 Elias K. Bulut July 27, 1998 June 8, 2001 11th LDP Elected in 1998.
2 Elias Bulut Jr. July 23, 2001 June 9, 2010 12th NPC Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
3 Eleanor C. Bulut-Begtang July 26, 2010 June 4, 2019 15th NPC Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
2 Elias Bulut Jr. July 22, 2019 Present 18th NPC Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Philippine Commission on Elections. January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. Congress of the Philippines (February 14, 1995). "Republic Act No. 7878 - An Act Converting the Sub-provinces of Kalinga and Apayao into Regular Provinces to be Known as the Province of Kalinga and the Province of Apayao, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 4695". Official Gazette. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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