Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district

Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district
Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur
	Location of Zamboanga del Sur within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	630,154 (2020)
Electorate	415,735 (2022)
Major settlements	12 LGUs Cities ; Pagadian ; Municipalities ; Aurora ; Dumingag ; Josefina ; Labangan ; Mahayag ; Midsalip ; Molave ; Ramon Magsaysay ; Sominot ; Tambulig ; Tukuran ;
Area	2,180.49 km2 (841.89 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Divina Grace Yu
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the northern half of the province consisting of its provincial capital city of Pagadian and the municipalities of Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig and Tukuran.^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Divina Grace Yu of the Lakas–CMD.^[5]

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#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Zamboanga del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.^[4]
1		Isidoro E. Real Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aurora, Don Mariano Marcos, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Tukuran
2		Alejandro S. Urro	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–present Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig, Tukuran
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	LDP	Re-elected in 1998.
(1)		Isidoro E. Real Jr.	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
(1)		Isidoro E. Real Jr.	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004.
3		Victor J. Yu	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
4		Divina Grace C. Yu	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.

Party		Candidate	Votes
	PDP–Laban	Divina Grace Yu	164,990
	Nacionalista	Marlyn Revelo	119,141
Total votes			284,131
	PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Divina Grace Yu	180,705	83.004
	NUP	Alex Acain	37,000	16.995
Total votes			217,705
	NPC hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Victor Yu	162,787	75.22
	Liberal	Romeo Vera Cruz	53,634	24.78
Valid ballots			216,421	90.52
Invalid or blank votes			22,654	9.48
Total votes			239,075	100.00
	NPC hold

Representation history