Valenzuela's 1st congressional district

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Valenzuela's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Valenzuela's 1st congressional district in Valenzuela
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Location of Valenzuela within Metro Manila
CityValenzuela
RegionMetro Manila
Population300,525 (2015)[1]
Electorate175,621 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area25.82 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1998
RepresentativeWeslie Gatchalian
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

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
Start End

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[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 9, 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 February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 8526". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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