Cotabato's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cotabato within the Philippines
ProvinceCotabato
RegionSoccsksargen
Population525,690 (2015)[1]
Electorate269,395 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,420.58 km2 (934.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeJoselito S. Sacdalan
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Cotabato's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers western Cotabato, bordered on three sides by the province of Maguindanao and which, since 2019, contains several exclaves of the Bangsamoro autonomous region. It consists of the municipalities of Alamada, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan and Pikit.[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the municipalities of Banisilan, Carmen and Kabacan.[5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Joselito S. Sacdalan of the PDP–Laban.[6]

Representation history

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

Cotabato's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Cotabato's at-large district.[5]
1 Rodrigo B. Gutang June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–2013
Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit
2 Anthony P. Dequiña June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
3 Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Independent Elected in 2001.
13th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
4 Jesus N. Sacdalan June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013. 2013–present
Alamada, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
5 Joselito S. Sacdalan June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

2016

2013

1994

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 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 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 10177". Official Gazette (Philippines). 14 September 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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