Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district

Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Oriental Mindoro within the Philippines
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
RegionMimaropa
Population452,908 (2015)[1]
Electorate282,342 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,015.19 km2 (778.07 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeArnan C. Panaligan
Political party  Lakas-CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Oriental Mindoro. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the province's northern half composed of its capital city Calapan and the municipalities of Baco, Naujan, Pola, Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Socorro and Victoria.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Arnan C. Panaligan 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. Retrieved February 16, 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 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.