Davao del Norte's 1st congressional district

Davao del Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao del Norte within the Philippines
Province	Davao del Norte
Region	Davao Region
Population	504,077 (2015) [1]
Electorate	337,583 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Tagum Municipalities Asuncion Kapalong New Corella San Isidro Talaingod
Area	2,395.64 km2 (924.96 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Pantaleon Alvarez
Political party	Reporma
Congressional bloc	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

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Davao del Norte's at-large district. [5]
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
						10th		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		–	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.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
(3)			Pantaleon Alvarez	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
						18th	Reporma	Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the 1st District of Davao del Norte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reporma	Pantaleon Alvarez (incumbent)	143,057
	Hugpong	Bong Aala	81,575
Total votes				100.00
	Reporma hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the 1st District of Davao del Norte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Pantaleon Alvarez (incumbent)	164,270
	Hugpong	Anthony del Rosario	68,470
	Independent	Carlos "Caloy" Rafales	407
Total votes				100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Davao del Norte

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 23, 2021.
2. "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. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
4. "Republic Act No. 8740". Official Gazette (Philippines). 30 January 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 23, 2021.

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Quezon City's 4th congressional district	Home district of the speaker July 25, 2016 – July 23, 2018	Succeeded by Pampanga's 2nd congressional district