Surigao del Norte's 1st congressional district

Surigao del Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the island chains off the northeast coast of mainland Surigao del Norte. Since the 2007 redistricting following the separation of Dinagat Islands, the district now comprises the Siargao and Bucas Grande municipalities of Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Santa Monica and Socorro.^[4][5] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Francisco Jose Matugas II of the PDP–Laban.^[6]

Surigao del Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Surigao del Norte within the Philippines
Province	Surigao del Norte
Region	Caraga
Population	116,587 (2015)^[1]
Electorate	95,798 (2019)^[2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Burgos Dapa Del Carmen General Luna Pilar San Benito San Isidro Santa Monica Socorro
Area	622.56 km^2 (240.37 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Francisco Jose Matugas II
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Surigao del Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Norte's at-large district.^[4]
1		Glenda B. Ecleo	July 28, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	UNIDO	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Basilisa, Burgos, Cagdianao, Dapa, Del Carmen, Dinagat, General Luna, Libjo, Loreto, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Santa Monica, Socorro, Tubajon
					9th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–2007 Basilisa, Burgos, Cagdianao, Dapa, Del Carmen, Dinagat, General Luna, Libjo, Loreto, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, San Jose, Santa Monica, Socorro, Tubajon
2		Constantino H. Navarro Jr.	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2001	10th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 1995.
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
(1)		Glenda B. Ecleo	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004. Redistricted to Dinagat Islands's at-large district.
3		Francisco Matugas	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.	2007–present Burgos, Dapa, Del Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Santa Monica, Socorro
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
4		Francisco Jose Matugas II	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
					19th		Re-elected in 2022

Election results

2019

2016

2013

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. "Republic Act No. 9355" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.