Pampanga's 1st congressional district

Pampanga's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Boundary of Pampanga's 1st congressional district in Pampanga
Location of Pampanga within the Philippines
ProvincePampanga
RegionCentral Luzon
Population880,360 (2020)[1]
Electorate416,188 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area240.77 km2 (92.96 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeCarmelo B. Lazatin II
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Pampanga's 1st congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pampanga. 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 the independent city of Angeles, the adjacent city of Mabalacat, and the municipality of Magalang. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Carmelo B. Lazatin II of the Lakas–CMD and Lingap Lugud Capangpañgan.[4][5]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the western Pampanga municipalities of Angeles (which became a city in 1964), Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, and Sexmoan.[6] Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it was redefined to encompass Angeles and neghboring northern Pampanga municipalities of Mabalacat and Magalang, a configuration that remains in effect to date.[7][8]

  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 November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 8, 2023). "Senior Deputy Speaker Gonzales, 3 other lawmakers join Lakas-CMD party". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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  7. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.