Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district

Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Oriental Mindoro. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the province's northern half composed of its capital city Calapan and the municipalities of Baco, Naujan, Pola, Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Socorro and Victoria.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Arnan C. Panaligan of the Lakas–CMD.[5]

Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Oriental Mindoro within the Philippines
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
RegionMimaropa
Population452,908 (2015)[1]
Electorate282,342 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,015.19 km2 (778.07 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativePaulino Salvador Leachon
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Oriental Mindoro's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Oriental Mindoro's at-large district.[4]
1 Rodolfo G. Valencia June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Baco, Calapan, Naujan, Pola, Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Socorro, Victoria
2 Renato V. Leviste June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Nacionalista Elected in 1992.
10th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
3 Charity P. Leviste June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
(1) Rodolfo G. Valencia June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
4 Paulino Salvador Leachon June 30, 2013 June 30, 2022 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
5 Arnan C. Panaligan June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2022.

Election results

See also

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

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