Valenzuela's 1st congressional district
Valenzuela's 1st congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
![]() Boundary of Valenzuela's 1st congressional district in Valenzuela | |
![]() Location of Valenzuela within Metro Manila | |
City | Valenzuela |
Region | Metro Manila |
Population | 300,525 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 175,621 (2019)[2] |
Major settlements | 24 barangays
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Area | 25.82 km2 (9.97 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1998 |
Representative | Weslie Gatchalian |
Political party | NPC |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Valenzuela's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Valenzuela. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2001.[3] The district was created following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8526 on February 14, 1998.[4] It consists of 24 barangays in the northern part of the city, namely Arkong Bato, Balangkas, Bignay, Bisig, Canumay East, Canumay West, Coloong, Dalandanan, Isla, Lawang Bato, Lingunan, Mabolo, Malanday, Malinta, Palasan, Pariancillo Villa, Pasolo, Poblacion, Polo, Punturin, Rincon, Tagalag, Veinte Reales and Wawang Pulo. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Weslie T. Gatchalian of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]
Representation history[]
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Valenzuela's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[] | ||||||||
District created February 14, 1998 from .[4] | ||||||||
1 | Win Gatchalian | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | NPC | Elected in 2001. | 2001–present Arkong Bato, Balangkas, Bignay, Bisig, Canumay East, Canumay West, Coloong, Dalandanan, Isla, Lawang Bato, Lingunan, Mabolo, Malanday, Malinta, Palasan, Pariancillo Villa, Pasolo, Poblacion, Polo, Punturin, Rincon, Tagalag, Veinte Reales, Wawang Pulo | |
2 | Bobbit Carlos | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2004. | ||
3 | Rex Gatchalian | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | ||
15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
(1) | Win Gatchalian | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | NPC | Elected in 2013. | ||
4 | Weslie Gatchalian | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | ||
18th | Re-elected in 2019. |
Election results[]
2019[]
2016[]
2013[]
2010[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "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 February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 8526". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- Congressional districts of the Philippines
- Politics of Valenzuela, Metro Manila
- 1998 establishments in the Philippines
- Congressional districts of Metro Manila
- Constituencies established in 1998