Davao del Norte's 1st congressional district explained

Davao del Norte's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Davao del Norte
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Davao Region
Population:	504,077 (2015)^[1]
Electorate:	337,583 (2022)^[2]
Area:	2395.64sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Pantaleon Alvarez
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Reporma
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Minority

Davao del Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Davao del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the northern and eastern parts of the province including its capital, Tagum, and the municipalities of Asuncion, Kapalong, New Corella, San Isidro and Talaingod.^[4] Prior to redistricting in 1998, the district covered much of the Compostela Valley in what is now the province of Davao de Oro.^[5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Pantaleon Alvarez of the Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (Reporma).^[6]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Davao del Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Davao del Norte's at-large district.
1		Lorenzo S. Sarmiento	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Compostela, Mawab, Monkayo, Montevista, Nabunturan, New Bataan, San Mariano
2		Rogelio M. Sarmiento	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–1998 Compostela, Maragusan, Mawab, Monkayo, Montevista, Nabunturan, New Bataan
2		Rogelio M. Sarmiento	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995. Redistricted to Compostela Valley's 1st district.
3		Pantaleon Alvarez	June 30, 1998	January 24, 2001	11th	PMP (LAMMP)	Elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications.	1998–present Asuncion, Kapalong, New Corella, San Isidro, Tagum, Talaingod
—		vacant	January 24, 2001	June 30, 2001	11th	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
4		Arrel Olaño	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
5		Antonio Rafael G. del Rosario	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
5		Antonio Rafael G. del Rosario	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2013.
(3)		Pantaleon Alvarez	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
					18th	Reporma	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	Reporma	Re-elected in 2022.

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Web site: Republic Act No. 8740 . 30 January 1998 . . February 23, 2021 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041924/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1998/01/30/republic-act-no-8470/ . dead .
Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 23, 2021.
Web site: House Members . . February 23, 2021.