Sultan Kudarat's 1st congressional district

Sultan Kudarat's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Sultan Kudarat within the Philippines
Province	Sultan Kudarat
Region	Soccsksargen
Population	427,963 (2020) [1]
Electorate	250,786 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Tacurong Municipalities Columbio Isulan Lambayong Lutayan President Quirino
Area	2,327.08 km2 (898.49 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2006
Representative	Ruth M. Sakaluran
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Sultan Kudarat's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Sultan Kudarat. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2007. ^[3] It was created after the 2006 reapportionment that divided the province into two congressional districts. ^[4] The district is composed of the provincial capital, Isulan, its largest city, Tacurong, and the eastern municipalities of Columbio, Lambayong, Lutayan and President Quirino. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Bai Rihan M. Sakaluran of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created October 2, 2006 from Sultan Kudarat's at-large district. [4]
1			Pax Mangudadatu	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.	2007–present Columbio, Isulan, Lambayong, Lutayan, President Quirino, Tacurong
2			Raden C. Sakaluran	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Independent	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
3			Suharto Mangudadatu	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
4			Rihan M. Sakaluran	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
						19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.
5			Ruth M. Sakaluran	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ruth Sakaluran	Lakas–CMD	158,034	100.00
Total			158,034	100.00
Valid votes			158,034	67.23
Invalid/blank votes			77,021	32.77
Total votes			235,055	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			275,693	85.26
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Sultan Kudarat's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Raden Sakaluran	71,977	69.68
	Liberal	Carlos Valdez	31,319	30.32
Total votes			103,296	100.00
	Independent hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Sultan Kudarat

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 September 30, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 4, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 9357 (October 2, 2006), An Act Reapporting the Province of Sultan Kudarat Into Two Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved March 4, 2021
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 4, 2021.