Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district explained

Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Zamboanga Sibugay
Region Label:Region
Region:Zamboanga Peninsula
Population:307,161 (2020)[1]
Electorate:170,321 (2019)[2]
Area:1393.27sqkm
Year:2006
Members Label:Representative
Members:Wilter Palma
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: Lakas–CMD
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2007.[3] It was created after the 2006 reapportionment that divided the province into two congressional districts.[4] The district is composed of the eastern municipalities of Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Mabuhay, Malangas, Olutanga, Payao and Talusan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Wilter Palma of the Lakas–CMD.[5]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

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

District created July 24, 2006 from Zamboanga Sibugay's at-large district.
1Belma A. CabilaoJune 30, 2007June 30, 201014thLakasRe-elected in 2007.2007–present
Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Mabuhay, Malangas, Olutanga, Payao, Talusan
2Jonathan C. YambaoJune 30, 2010June 30, 201315thNacionalistaElected in 2010.
(1)Belma A. CabilaoJune 30, 2013June 30, 201616thNacionalistaElected in 2013.
3Wilter W. Palma IIJune 30, 2016June 30, 202217thPDP–LabanElected in 2016.
18thLakasRe-elected in 2019.
4Wilter Y. PalmaJune 30, 2022Incumbent
19thLakasElected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.
  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 19, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 19, 2021.
  4. Web site: Republic Act No. 9360 . 26 October 2006 . . February 19, 2021.
  5. Web site: House Members . . February 19, 2021.