Cagayan's 1st congressional district

Cagayan's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cagayan within the Philippines
ProvinceCagayan
RegionCagayan Valley
Population459,819 (2020)[1]
Electorate271,961 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area4,221.45 km2 (1,629.91 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeRamon C. Nolasco Jr.
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Cagayan's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cagayan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of Cagayan's former capital, Lal-lo, and adjacent municipalities of Alcala, Aparri, Baggao, Buguey, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Santa Ana and Santa Teresita. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. of the Lakas–CMD.[4][5]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the first district consisted of eastern and northern Cagayan municipalities of Alcala, Amulung, Aparri, Baggao, Ballesteros, Calayan, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lal-lo, Peñablanca, Santa Ana, Santa Teresita, and Tuguegarao, the provincial capital. The province of Batanes was also part of the district from 1907 to 1909. Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, the district was reapportioned to its current composition.[6][7]

  1. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  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 December 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Panti, Llanesca (September 25, 2024). "Members of Lakas-CMD in Romualdez-led House climb to 109". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.