South Cotabato's 1st congressional district

South Cotabato's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers its southern municipalities of Polomolok, Tampakan and Tupi, and, until 2022, the independent city of General Santos.[4][5][6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Shirlyn Bañas Nograles of the PDP–Laban.[7]

South Cotabato's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of South Cotabato within the Philippines
ProvinceSouth Cotabato
RegionSoccsksargen
Population856,536 (2015)[1]
Electorate473,137 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,450.83 km2 (560.17 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeShirlyn Bañas Nograles
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

South Cotabato's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from South Cotabato's at-large district.[4]
1 Adelbert W. Antonino June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th LDP Elected in 1987. 1987–2022
General Santos, Polomolok, Tampakan, Tupi
2 Luwalhati Antonino June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
3 Darlene Antonino Custodio June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th NPC Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
4 Pedro B. Acharon Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th NPC Elected in 2010.
16th Liberal Re-elected in 2013.
17th NPC Re-elected in 2016.
5 Shirlyn Bañas Nograles June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.

Election results

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 2, 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 2, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. Official Gazette (Philippines) (March 11, 2019). "Republic Act No. 11243" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  6. Commission on Elections (Philippines) (July 25, 2019). "COMELEC Resolution No. 10552" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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