Bukidnon's 1st congressional district explained

Bukidnon's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Bukidnon
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Northern Mindanao
Population:	302,272 (2015)^[1]
Electorate:	192,203 (2019)^[2]
Area:	2681.51sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Jose Manuel F. Alba
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	BPP
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Bukidnon's 1st congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bukidnon. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the entire northern frontier of Bukidnon bordering Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental. It consists of the municipalities of Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao and Talakag.^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district stretched further south to include the municipalities of Kalilangan and Pangantucan.^[5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose Manuel F. Alba of the Bukidnon Paglaum Party (BPP).^[6]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Bukidnon's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Bukidnon's at-large district.
1		Socorro O. Acosta	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–2013 Baungon, Kalilangan, Libona, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Pangantucan, Sumilao, Talakag
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2		Nereus Acosta	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3		Candido Pancrudo Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
4		Jesus Emmanuel M. Paras	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
5		Maria Lourdes Acosta Alba	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao, Talakag
					17th	BPP	Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
6		Jose Manuel F. Alba	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	BPP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Bukidnon

Notes and References

1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . February 26, 2021 .
2. Web site: January 24, 2020 . Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033437/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/Statistics/2019_RVVAV_mcoc_final.pdf . December 16, 2020 . February 26, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 26, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
4. Web site: Republic Act No. 10184 . 28 September 2012 . . February 26, 2021.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 26, 2021.
6. Web site: House Members . . February 26, 2021.