Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao Oriental within the Philippines
ProvinceDavao Oriental
RegionDavao Region
Population219,774 (2015)[1]
Electorate145,291 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area3,209.91 km2 (1,239.35 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeNelson Dayanghirang
Political party  Lakas
Congressional blocMajority

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Davao Oriental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers the northern municipalities of Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay and Tarragona.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Nelson Dayanghirang of the Lakas–CMD.[5]

  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 24, 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 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 24, 2021.