Aklan's 1st congressional district explained

Aklan's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Aklan
Region Label:Region
Region:Western Visayas
Population:313,775 (2020)[1]
Electorate:209,315 (2022)[2]
Year:2018
Members Label:Representative
Members:Carlito Marquez
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Blank1 Info: NPC
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
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Aklan's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Aklan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019.[3] The district consists of the provincial capital municipality of Kalibo and adjacent municipalities of Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Libacao, Madalag, and New Washington. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Carlito S. Marquez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who has represented the district since its creation.[4]

Representation history

ImageMemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd
District created August 28, 2018.[5]
1Carlito S. MarquezJune 30, 2019Incumbent18thNPCRedistricted from Aklan's at-large district and re-elected in 2019.2019–present:
Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Kalibo, Libacao, Madalag, New Washington
19thRe-elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . May 3, 2020 .
  2. Web site: 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. February 24, 2023.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . May 3, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  4. Web site: House Members . . May 3, 2020.
  5. RA. 11077 . Congress of the Philippines . September 24, 2018 . An Act Reapportioning the Province of Aklan into Two (2) Legislative Districts .