Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district

Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga Sibugay
Location of Zamboanga Sibugay within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	307,161 (2020) [1]
Electorate	170,321 (2019) [2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Alicia Buug Diplahan Imelda Mabuhay Malangas Olutanga Payao Talusan
Area	1,393.27 km2 (537.94 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2006
Representative	Wilter Palma
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Zamboanga Sibugay's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. 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 eastern municipalities of Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Mabuhay, Malangas, Olutanga, Payao and Talusan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Wilter Palma of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created July 24, 2006. [4]
1			Belma A. Cabilao	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 2007.	2007–present Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Imelda, Mabuhay, Malangas, Olutanga, Payao, Talusan
2			Jonathan C. Yambao	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2010.
(1)			Belma A. Cabilao	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013.
3			Wilter W. Palma II	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
						18th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2019.
4			Wilter Y. Palma	June 30, 2022	Incumbent Term expires June 30, 2025	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga Sibugay

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
4. "Republic Act No. 9360". Official Gazette (Philippines). 26 October 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 19, 2021.