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
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur
Location of Zamboanga del Sur within the Philippines
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
Population630,154 (2020)[1]
Electorate384,126 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
12 LGUs
Area2,180.49 km2 (841.89 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeDivina Grace Yu
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

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

Zamboanga del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.[4]
1 Isidoro E. Real Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–1992
Aurora, Don Mariano Marcos, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Tukuran
2 Alejandro S. Urro June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992. 1992–present
Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig, Tukuran
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LDP Re-elected in 1998.
(1) Isidoro E. Real Jr. June 30, 2001 June 30, 2007 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
3 Victor J. Yu June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th NPC Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
4 Divina Grace C. Yu June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th NPC Elected in 2016.

18th

 PDP-Laban Re-elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

Divina Grace Yu was the Incumbent.

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
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.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
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.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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 19, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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