Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district

Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Zamboanga City within the Zamboanga Peninsula
City	Zamboanga City
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	448,390 (2020) [1]
Electorate	224,316 (2025) [2]
Major settlements	38 barangays Barangays Ayala Bagong Calarian Baliwasan Baluno Cabatangan Camino Nuevo Campo Islam Canelar Capisan Cawit Dulian (Upper Pasonanca) La Paz Labuan Limpapa Maasin Malagutay Mariki Pamucutan Pasonanca Patalon Recodo Rio Hondo San Jose Cawa-Cawa San Jose Gusu San Roque Santa Barbara Santa Maria Santo Niño Sinubung Sinunuc Talisayan Tulungatung Tumaga Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
Area	211.21 km2 (81.55 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2004
Representative	Katrina Reiko Chua-Tai
Political party	Independent
Congressional bloc	Majority

Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in Zamboanga City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2007. ^[3] It was created by the 2004 reapportionment that divided the city into two congressional districts and which took effect in 2007. ^[4] The district is composed of 38 barangays in the city's west coast and includes most of its downtown commercial core. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Katrina Reiko Chua-Tai, an independent. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created March 19, 2004 from Zamboanga City's at-large district. [4]
1			Beng Climaco	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.	2007–present Ayala, Bagong Calarian, Baliwasan, Baluno, Cabatangan, Camino Nuevo, Campo Islam, Canelar, Capisan, Cawit, Dulian (Upper Pasonanca), La Paz, Labuan, Limpapa, Maasin, Malagutay, Mariki, Pamucutan, Pasonanca, Patalon, Recodo, Rio Hondo, San Jose Cawa-Cawa, San Jose Gusu, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Santo Niño, Sinubung, Sinunuc, Talisayan, Tulungatung, Tumaga, Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
2			Celso Lobregat	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	LDP	Elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
3			Cesar L. Jimenez Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
4			Khymer Adan T. Olaso	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	Adelante Zamboanga Party	Elected in 2022.
							Nacionalista
5			Katrina Reiko Chua-Tai	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Independent	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kat Chua	Independent	54,444	34.53
	Pinpin Pareja	Lakas–CMD	53,381	33.86
	Kaiser Adan Olaso	Nacionalista Party	46,706	29.62
	Al Abduhalim	Independent	3,140	1.99
Total			157,671	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			224,316	–
	Independent gain from Nacionalista Party
Source: Commission on Elections

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPC	Cesar Jimenez, Jr.	37,099	31.44%	N/A
	AZAP	Jomar Lobregat	28,605	24.23%	N/A
	NUP	Rodolfo Bayot	27,626	23.41%	N/A
	Independent	Cesar Climaco	14,308	12.12%	N/A
	Independent	Wendell Sotto	6,684	5.66%	N/A
	PDDS	Taib Nasaron	3,051	2.58%	+0.98%
	Independent	Daniel Nuevo	635	0.53%	N/A
Total votes			118,008	100.0%
	NPC gain from PDP–Laban

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga City

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. "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
4. "Republic Act No. 9269". Official Gazette (Philippines). 19 March 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 17, 2023.