Misamis's 1st congressional district

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Misamis's 1st congressional district was one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the formerly undivided province of Misamis. [1] It was created ahead of the 1907 Philippine Assembly elections and initially comprised the municipalities east of Macajalar Bay and on the island of Camiguin, namely Balingasag, Mambajao, Tagoloan and Talisayan. [2] It was represented in all three meetings of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916 and the first five meetings of the House of Representatives under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1916 to 1931. [1]

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The district was represented by a total of six representatives throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1931 after Misamis was split between the new provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental created through Act No. 3537 in 1930. [3] It was last represented by Silvino Maestrado of the Nacionalista Consolidado who was also designated as the first representative for Misamis Oriental according to the legislative act. [1] [3]

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Misamis's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907. [2] [4]
1Carlos CorralesOctober 16, 1907October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907.1907–1909
Balingasag, Mambajao, Tagoloan, Talisayan
2León BorromeoOctober 16, 1909October 16, 1916 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.1909–1912
Balingasag, Gingoog, Mambajao, Sagay, Tagoloan, Talisayan
3rd Re-elected in 1912.1912–1916
Balingasag, Catarman, Gingoog, Mambajao, Sagay, Tagoloan, Talisayan

Misamis's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

3Gregorio BorromeoOctober 16, 1916June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916.1916–1919
Balingasag, Catarman, Gingoog, Mambajao, Sagay, Tagoloan, Talisayan
4José ArtadiJune 3, 1919June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919.1919–1928
Balingasag, Catarman, Gingoog, Mambajao, Sagay, Salay, Tagoloan, Talisayan
6th Nacionalista
Unipersonalista
Re-elected in 1922.
5 Segundo Gastón June 2, 1925June 5, 1928 7th Demócrata Elected in 1925.
6Silvino MaestradoJune 5, 1928June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1928.1928–1931
Balingasag, Catarman, Claveria, Gingoog, Mambajao, Sagay, Salay, Tagoloan, Talisayan
District dissolved into Misamis Oriental's at-large district.

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