Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district

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]

Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga del Norte
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

Representation history

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

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

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PPM Richard Amazon
NUP Frederico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos
Nacionalista Romeo "Jonjon" Jalosjos Jr. (incumbent)
PDP–Laban Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr.
Total votes
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes
hold

2019

See also

References

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