Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district

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Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga del Norte
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Location of Zamboanga del Norte within the Philippines
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
Population224,893 (2015)[1]
Electorate159,710 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,536.29 km2 (593.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeRomeo Jalosjos Jr.
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the northernmost portion of the province and consists of the city of Dapitan and adjacent municipalities of La Libertad, Mutia, Piñan, Polanco, Rizal, Sergio Osmeña Sr. and Sibutad.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]

Representation history[]

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

Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Norte's at-large district.[4]
1 Artemio A. Adasa Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Dapitan, La Libertad, Mutia, Piñan, Polanco, Rizal, Sergio Osmeña Sr., Sibutad
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
2 Romeo G. Jalosjos June 30, 1995 April 23, 2002 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
11th NPC Re-elected in 1998.
12th PDSP Re-elected in 2001.
Removed from office after a criminal conviction.
3 Cecilia Jalosjos Carreon September 2, 2002 June 30, 2010 PDSP Elected to finish Jalosjos's term.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
4 Bullet Jalosjos June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2010.
16th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
5 Romeo Jalosjos Jr. June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

Main article: 2019 Zamboanga del Norte local elections § 1st District

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 18, 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 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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