Agusan del Norte's 1st congressional district

Agusan del Norte's 1st congressional district
Former constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Agusan del Norte within the Philippines
Province	Agusan del Norte
Region	Caraga
Population	403,150 (2020) [1]
Electorate	246,909 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	2 LGUs Cities Butuan Municipalities Las Nieves
Area	1,399.31 km2 (540.28 sq mi)
Former constituency
Created	1987
Abolished	2025

Agusan del Norte's 1st congressional district was one of the congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the province of Agusan del Norte. It was one of only two districts in the province in existence from 1987 to 2025. ^[3] The district covered the independent city of Butuan and its neighbor, the municipality of Las Nieves. ^[4] The district was dissolved in 2025 following the creation of Butuan's at-large congressional district, redistricting Las Nieves to the province's at-large district as well. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4] Redistricted from Agusan del Norte's at-large district.
1			Charito B. Plaza	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–2025 Butuan, Las Nieves
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1995.
2			Leovigildo Banaag	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	LDP	Elected in 2001.
						13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004.
3			Jose Aquino II	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
						15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010.
4			Lawrence Fortun	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
						17th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
(3)			Jose Aquino II	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022. Redistricted to Butuan's at-large district.
District dissolved into Agusan del Norte's at-large district and Butuan's at-large district.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Joboy Aquino	77,250	45.25
	PRP	Kidz Libarios	72,347	42.38
	PDP–Laban	Ronel Azarcon	21,123	12.37
Total votes			170,720	100.00%
	Lakas hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Agusan del Norte

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
5. "Republic Act No. 11714 - An Act Reapportioning the Province of Agusan del Norte into the Lone Legislative District of the City of Butuan and the Lone Legislative District of the Province of Agusan del Norte" (PDF). Official Gazette (Philippines) . April 4, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.