Sulu's 1st congressional district

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Sulu's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Sulu's 1st congressional district in Sulu
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Location of Sulu within the Philippines
ProvinceSulu
RegionBangsamoro
Population486,063 (2015)[1]
Electorate215,522 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,101.53 km2 (425.30 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeSamier A. Tan
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Sulu's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Sulu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the western half of Jolo island composed of six municipalities that include its namesake town, the capital of Sulu, as well as the northern outlying islands of the Marungas (Hadji Panglima Tahil) and Pangutaran.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Samier A. Tan of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Sulu's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

District created February 2, 1987 from Sulu's at-large district.[4]
1 Abdusakur Mahail Tan December 3, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–1998
Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
2 Bensaudi O. Tulawie June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
3 Hussin Ututalum Amin June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998. 1998–present
Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
12th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
4 Yusop Jikiri June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th NPC Elected in 2007.
5 Tupay Loong June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 15th NUP Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
— vacant June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th – Tupay Loong (NUP) re-elected in 2016 but died before start of term.
No special election held to fill vacancy.
Jericho Nograles (PBA Partylist) designated as caretaker.
6 Samier A. Tan June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

2016[]

2013[]

2010[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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