Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district

Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in Zamboanga City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2007.[3] It was created by the 2004 reapportionment that divided the city into two congressional districts and which took effect in 2007.[4] The district is composed of 38 barangays in the city's west coast and includes most of its downtown commercial core. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Cesar Jimenez Jr. of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Zamboanga City within the Zamboanga Peninsula
CityZamboanga City
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
Population402,594 (2015)[1]
Electorate240,312 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays
  • Ayala
  • Bagong Calarian
  • Baliwasan
  • Baluno
  • Cabatangan
  • Camino Nuevo
  • Campo Islam
  • Canelar
  • Capisan
  • Cawit
  • Dulian (Upper Pasonanca)
  • La Paz
  • Labuan
  • Limpapa
  • Maasin
  • Malagutay
  • Mariki
  • Pamucutan
  • Pasonanca
  • Patalon
  • Recodo
  • Rio Hondo
  • San Jose Cawa-Cawa
  • San Jose Gusu
  • San Roque
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Maria
  • Santo Niño
  • Sinubung
  • Sinunuc
  • Talisayan
  • Tulungatung
  • Tumaga
  • Zone 1
  • Zone 2
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
Area211.21 km2 (81.55 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2004
RepresentativeCesar Jimenez Jr.
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

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

Zamboanga City's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created March 19, 2004 from Zamboanga City's at-large district.[4]
1 Beng Climaco June 30, 2007 June 30, 2013 14th Liberal Elected in 2007. 2007–present
Ayala, Bagong Calarian, Baliwasan, Baluno, Cabatangan, Camino Nuevo, Campo Islam, Canelar, Capisan, Cawit, Dulian (Upper Pasonanca), La Paz, Labuan, Limpapa, Maasin, Malagutay, Mariki, Pamucutan, Pasonanca, Patalon, Recodo, Rio Hondo, San Jose Cawa-Cawa, San Jose Gusu, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santo Niño, Sinubung, Sinunuc, Talisayan, Tulungatung, Tumaga, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4
15th Re-elected in 2010.
2 Celso Lobregat June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 16th LDP Elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
3 Cesar L. Jimenez Jr. 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 February 19, 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 19, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. "Republic Act No. 9269". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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