Sulu's 1st congressional district

Sulu's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Sulu's 1st congressional district in Sulu
Location of Sulu within the Philippines
Province	Sulu
Population	486,063 (2015) [1]
Electorate	246,813 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Municipalities Hadji Panglima Tahil Indanan Jolo Maimbung Pangutaran Parang Patikul Talipao
Area	1,101.53 km2 (425.30 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Samier A. Tan
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Sulu's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Sulu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. ^[3] The district encompasses the western half of Jolo island composed of six municipalities that include its namesake town, the capital of Sulu, as well as the northern outlying islands of the Marungas (Hadji Panglima Tahil) and Pangutaran. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Samier A. Tan of the Lakas–CMD. ^{[5] [6]}

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Sulu's at-large district. [4]
1			Abdusakur Mahail Tan	December 3, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–1998 Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
2			Bensaudi O. Tulawie	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
3			Hussin Ututalum Amin	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.	1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
4			Yusop Jikiri	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
5			Tupay Loong	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	NUP	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
								Re-elected in 2016. Died before start of term.
—	vacant			June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
6			Samier A. Tan	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.

See also

• Legislative districts of Sulu

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved March 8, 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 April 15, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
6. Cervantes, Filane Mikee (June 9, 2022). "23 more House members join Lakas-CMD party". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved October 23, 2024.