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 Sr. 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
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
Population231,980 (2020)[1]
Electorate180,551 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,536.29 km2 (593.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeVacant

It is currently vacant in the 19th Congress since July 21, 2022, when Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of the Nacionalista Party (NP) was removed from office due to a status quo ante order issued by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.[5][6] Jalosjos's election would later be annulled in 2023, declaring his rival Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr. of the PDP–Laban as the winner of the 2022 elections.[7][8] Uy has yet to formally assume office.

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 Sr., Sibutad
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
2 Romeo G. Jalosjos June 30, 1995 April 23, 2002 10th Lakas–CMD 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 to finish Jalosjos's term.
13th PDSP Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
4 Bullet Jalosjos June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2010.
16th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
5 Romeo Jalosjos Jr. June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.
June 30, 2022 July 21, 2022 19th Re-elected in 2022.
Removed from office by the Supreme Court due to a status quo ante order.
Election annulled by the Supreme Court.[6]
— vacant July 21, 2022 Present –

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

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

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. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. Panaligan, Rey (July 21, 2022). "SC stops Jalosjos from assuming post as Zamboanga del Norte congressman". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. Casilao, Joahna Lei (August 9, 2023). "SC annuls proclamation of Romeo Jalosjos Jr as Zamboanga del Norte 1st district rep". GMA News Online. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  8. Navallo, Mike (August 9, 2023). "SC annuls Jalosjos, Jr. proclamation; declares Uy as Zamboanga del Norte 1st district rep". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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