Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district explained

Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Zamboanga del Sur
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population:	630,154 (2020)
Electorate:	415,735 (2022)^[1]
Area:	2180.49sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Divina Grace Yu
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Lakas–CMD
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[2] The district encompasses the northern half of the province consisting of its provincial capital city of Pagadian and the municipalities of Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig and Tukuran.^[3] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Divina Grace Yu of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Zamboanga del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.
1		Isidoro E. Real Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aurora, Don Mariano Marcos, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Tukuran
2		Alejandro S. Urro	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–present Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig, Tukuran
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	LDP	Re-elected in 1998.
(1)		Isidoro E. Real Jr.	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3		Victor J. Yu	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
4		Divina Grace C. Yu	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

Divina Grace Yu was the Incumbent.

2016

Victor Yu is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. His party nominated his wife, Divina Grace Yu.

2013

Victor Yu was the incumbent.

2010

Victor Yu is the incumbent.

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections. December 15, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 19, 2021.
3. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 19, 2021.
4. Web site: House Members . . February 19, 2021.