Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Davao Oriental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the northern municipalities of Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay and Tarragona.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Nelson Dayanghirang of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[5]

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Davao Oriental
Region	Davao Region
Population	219,774 (2015)[1]
Electorate	145,291 (2019)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Baganga Boston Caraga Cateel Manay Tarragona
Area	3,209.91 km2 (1,239.35 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Nelson Dayanghirang
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Davao Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.[4] Redistricted from Davao Oriental's at-large district.
1		Enrico G. Dayanghirang	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay, Tarragona
2		Maria Elena Palma Gil	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
					11th		Re-elected in 1998.
3		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
					13th	KAMPI	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Nelson Dayanghirang	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
(3)		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
(4)		Nelson Dayanghirang	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Nelson Dayanghirang	95,035
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2016

2013

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Davao Oriental

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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 24, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 24, 2021.