Cotabato's 1st congressional district

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]

  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. ^ "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.