Zambales's 1st congressional district

Zambales's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zambales. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district consists of the city of Olongapo and adjacent municipalities in the southernmost part of Zambales, namely Castillejos, San Marcelino and Subic.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Jeffrey D. Khonghun of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]

Zambales's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Zambales within the Philippines
ProvinceZambales
RegionCentral Luzon
Population436,317 (2015)[1]
Electorate247,575 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area982.01 km2 (379.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeJeffrey D. Khonghun
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

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

Zambales's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Zambales's at-large district.[4]
1 Katherine H. Gordon June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Castillejos, Olongapo, San Marcelino, Subic
9th Re-elected in 1992.
2 James J. Gordon Jr. June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
3 Mitos Magsaysay June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
4 Jeffrey D. Khonghun June 30, 2013 Incumbent 16th NPC Elected in 2013.
17th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-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 February 10, 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 10, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

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