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Thelegislative district of Surigao was the representation of the historicalprovince ofSurigao in thevarious national legislatures of thePhilippines until the election of representatives for its successor provinces in 1961. The undivided province's representation encompassed the present-day provinces ofSurigao del Norte,Surigao del Sur andDinagat Islands.
Surigao initially comprised alone district for the purposes of electing representatives to theFirst Philippine Assembly in 1907. When seats for theupper house of thePhilippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of theeleventh senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member Senate.
During theSecond World War,two delegates represented Surigao in theNational Assembly of the Japanese-sponsoredSecond Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (anex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly ofKALIBAPI members during theJapanese occupation of the Philippines. Upon the restoration of thePhilippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province continued to constitute a single representative district.
The enactment of Republic Act No. 2786 on 19 June 1960 split Surigao intoSurigao del Norte andSurigao del Sur, and provided each province separate representation in Congress.[1] The new provinces first elected their separate representatives in the1961 elections.
| Period | Representative[2] |
|---|---|
| 1st Philippine Legislature 1907–1909 | Francisco Soriano |
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912 | Manuel G. Gavieres1 |
| Inocencio Cortez2 | |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916 | |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 | Eusebio Tiongko |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 | Clemente V. Diez |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 | Montano A. Ortiz |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 | |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 | Vicente Gonzaga |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | Ricardo Navarro |
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 | Clementino V. Diez3 |
| Ricardo Navarro4 | |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | |
| 3rd National Assembly 1941–1946 | |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 | |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 | Felixberto Verano5 |
| vacant | |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 | Reynaldo P. Honrado6 |
| vacant | |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 | Reynaldo P. Honrado |
| Period | Representatives[2] |
|---|---|
| National Assembly 1943–1944 | Jose D. Cortes[3] |
| Fernando C. Silvosa(ex officio)[3] |