The Legislative district of Basilan is the representation of the province of Basilan in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its lone congressional district.
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History
Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Basilan were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Zamboanga Province (1935–1953) and Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972).
The enactment of Presidential Decree No. 356 on 27 December 1973 created the Province of Basilan out of most of the territory of the former City of Basilan. The City of Basilan itself was delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela until P.D. 840 finally abolished the City on 11 December 1975 and annexed it to the new province of the same name.
The new province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region IX from 1978 to 1984. Basilan first elected its separate representative in 1984 when it returned one representative to the Regular Batasang Pambansa. It was provided a lone congressional district under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on 11 February 1987, and elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.