Cotabato's 1st congressional district

Cotabato's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cotabato within the Philippines
Province	Cotabato
Region	Soccsksargen
Population	525,690 (2015) [1]
Electorate	269,395 (2019) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Alamada Aleosan Libungan Midsayap Pigcawayan Pikit
Area	2,420.58 km2 (934.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Edwin Cruzado
Political party	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Congressional bloc	Majority

Cotabato's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district covers western Cotabato, bordered on three sides by the province of Maguindanao and which, since 2019, contains several exclaves of the Bangsamoro autonomous region. It consists of the municipalities of Alamada, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan and Pikit. ^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the municipalities of Banisilan, Carmen and Kabacan. ^[5] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Edwin Cruzado of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP). ^[6]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Cotabato's at-large district. [5]
1			Rodrigo B. Gutang	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–2013 Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit
2			Anthony P. Dequiña	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3			Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Independent	Elected in 2001.
						13th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2004.
						14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
4			Jesus N. Sacdalan	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.	2013–present Alamada, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
5			Joselito S. Sacdalan	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	NPC	Re-elected in 2022.
6			Edwin L. Cruzado	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	PMP	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Edwin Cruzado	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	98,210	50.92
	Joel Sacdalan (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	94,679	49.08
Total			192,889	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			246,037	–
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino gain from Nationalist People's Coalition
Source: Commission on Elections

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cotabato's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Jesus Sacdalan	88,683	40.26
	NPC	Anthony Dequiña	51,097	23.20
	GAD	Luzminda Tan	47,677	21.64
	Liberal	Ronaldo Pader	18,502	8.40
	Independent	Dan Ebo	1,467	0.66
Valid ballots			207,426	94.16
Invalid or blank votes			12,854	5.84
Total votes			220,280	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Cotabato

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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 28, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
4. "Republic Act No. 10177". Official Gazette (Philippines). 14 September 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 28, 2021.