Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district

Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the northernmost portion of the province and consists of the city of Dapitan and adjacent municipalities of La Libertad, Mutia, Piñan, Polanco, Rizal, Sergio Osmeña and Sibutad.^[4]

Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga del Norte's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga del Norte
Location of Zamboanga del Norte within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	231,980 (2020)[1]
Electorate	180,551 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Cities Dapitan Municipalities La Libertad Mutia Piñan Polanco Rizal Sergio Osmeña Sibutad
Area	1,536.29 km2 (593.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Roberto Uy Jr.
Political party	Lakas-CMD

It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr. of the Lakas–CMD.^[5][6]

Representation history

#		Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Image	Name (Birth-Death)	Start	End
Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Norte's at-large district.[4]
1			Artemio Adasa Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Dapitan, La Libertad, Mutia, Piñan, Polanco, Rizal, Sergio Osmeña, Sibutad
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
2			Romeo G. Jalosjos	June 30, 1995	April 23, 2002	10th	Lakas	Elected in 1995.
						11th	NPC	Re-elected in 1998.
						12th	PDSP	Re-elected in 2001. Removed from office after a criminal conviction.
3			Cecilia Jalosjos-Carreon	September 2, 2002	June 30, 2010		Reporma	Elected in 2002 to finish Jalosjos's term.
						13th	PDSP	Re-elected in 2004.
						14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
4			Bullet Jalosjos	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.
						16th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
5			Romeo Jalosjos Jr.	June 30, 2019	July 21, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022. Election annulled by the Supreme Court after an electoral protest.[7]
6			Roberto Uy Jr.	November 13, 2023	Incumbent		Lakas	Declared winner of the 2022 elections.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr.	69,591	48.19
	Nacionalista	Romeo "Jonjon" Jalosjos Jr. (incumbent)	69,109	47.86
	NUP	Frederico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos	5,424	3.76
	PPM	Richard Amazon	288	0.19
Total votes			144,412	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Zamboanga del Norte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Romeo "Jonjon" Jalosjos, Jr.	64,282
	PDP–Laban	Roberto "Pinpin" Uy, Jr.	57,937
Total votes
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2013

2010

2007

2004

2002

2002 special election at Zamboanga del Norte's 1st legislative district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reporma	Cecilia Jalosjos Carreon	64,000	80.45
	Lakas	Artemio Adaza, Jr.	8,404	10.56
	Independent	Orlando Salatandre	6,232	7.83
	Independent	Elly Pamatong	918	1.15
Total votes			79,554	100.00
	Reporma gain from PDSP

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte

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 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 October 6, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
5. Tolentino, Reina (November 13, 2023). "Roberto Uy takes oath as Zambo del Norte representative". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
6. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (May 23, 2023). "Lakas-CMD gets boost with 19 new members". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
7. Panaligan, Rey (July 21, 2022). "SC stops Jalosjos from assuming post as Zamboanga del Norte congressman". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 26, 2022.