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] 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]

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]
Electorate159,710 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,536.29 km2 (593.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeVacant

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 A. 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
(Romeo Garcia Jalosjos)		 June 30, 1995 April 23, 2002[lower-alpha 1] 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
11th NPC Re-elected in 1998.
12th PDSP Re-elected in 2001.
3 Cecilia "Cely" Jalosjos Carreon
(Cecilia Garcia Jalosjos-Carreon)		 September 2, 2002 June 30, 2010 PDSP Elected to finish Jalosjos's term.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
4 Bullet Jalosjos
(Seth Frederick Pal 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.
(Romeo Masupil Jalosjos Jr.)		 June 30, 2019 July 21, 2022[lower-alpha 2] 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.
— vacant July 21, 2022 Present –
Notes
  1. Removed from office after a criminal conviction, and remained vacant until September 2, 2002.
  2. Removed from office by status quo ante order issued by the Supreme Court.[6]

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PPM Richard Amazon
NUP Frederico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos 5,424
Nacionalista Romeo "Jonjon" Jalosjos Jr. (incumbent) 69,109
PDP–Laban Roberto "Pinpin" Uy Jr. 69,591
Total votes
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes
hold

2019
Main article: 2019 Zamboanga del Norte local elections § 1st District

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 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 18, 2021.
  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.

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