Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district
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 PDP–Laban.[5]
Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Population | 630,154 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 384,126 (2019)[2] |
Major settlements | |
Area | 2,180.49 km2 (841.89 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1987 |
Representative | Divina Grace Yu |
Political party | PDP–Laban |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
Election results
2019
Divina Grace Yu was the Incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PDP–Laban | Divina Grace Yu | 164,990 | ||||
Nacionalista | Marlyn Revelo | 119,141 | ||||
Total votes | 284,131 | |||||
PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
2016
Victor Yu is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. His party nominated his wife, Divina Grace Yu.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Divina Grace Yu | 180,705 | 83.004 | |
NUP | Alex Acain | 37,000 | 16.995 | |
Total votes | 217,705 | |||
NPC hold | ||||
2013
Victor Yu was the incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NPC | Victor Yu | 72,593 | |||
Liberal | Samuel Co | 50,026 | |||
Margin of victory | |||||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
NPC hold | Swing | ||||
2010
Victor Yu is the incumbent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
References
- "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- "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 19, 2021.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.