Sarangani's at-large congressional district is the sole
congressional district of the Philippines
Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives (with the other 63 being elected ...
in the province of
Sarangani
Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (; ; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the ...
. It was created ahead of the
1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on May 8, 1995. Being the first midterm election since 1938, the party of the incumbent president, Fidel V. Ramos's Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, won a plurality of the seats in the House ...
following the separation of the
third district from
South Cotabato
South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional cen ...
in 1992.
The province has been electing a single representative provincewide
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather tha ...
to the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
from the
10th Congress onwards.
It is currently represented in the
19th Congress by
Steve Solon
Steve Chiongbian Solon (born March 3, 1971) is a Filipino businessman and politician who has served as the representative for Sarangani's at-large district since 2022. He previously served as the fourth governor of Sarangani from 2013 to 2022 and ...
of the
Lakas–CMD
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...
and
People's Champ Movement
The People's Champ Movement (PCM) is a political party in the Philippines, currently affiliated with the PROMDI and previously the United Nationalist Alliance. It is led by Manny Pacquiao, who founded the party, and is mainly based in General S ...
(PCM).
Representation history
Election results
2025
2013
2010
See also
*
Legislative districts of Sarangani
References
{{Philippine congressional districts in Region XII
Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Sarangani
1992 establishments in the Philippines
At-large congressional districts of the Philippines
Congressional districts of Soccsksargen
Constituencies established in 1992