Masbate's 1st congressional district

Masbate's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Masbate within the Philippines
Province	Masbate
Region	Bicol Region
Population	177,651 (2020) [1]
Electorate	122,539 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Batuan Claveria Monreal San Fernando San Jacinto San Pascual
Area	814.48 km2 (314.47 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Richard Kho
Political party	Lakas-CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Masbate's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of six municipalities in the Burias and Ticao islands of northern Masbate, namely: Claveria and San Pascual in Burias island and Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and San Jacinto in Ticao island. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Richard Kho of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4]
1			Tito Espinosa	June 30, 1987	February 28, 1995	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Batuan, Claveria, Monreal, San Fernando, San Jacinto, San Pascual
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992. Died in office.
2			Vida Verzosa Espinosa	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	Lakas	Elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
3			Narciso Bravo Jr.	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
						14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
						15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
4			Ma. Vida Espinosa Bravo	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
(3)			Narciso Bravo Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
5			Ricardo T. Kho	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.
							Lakas

See also

• Legislative districts of Masbate

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 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 December 8, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.