Aklan's 1st congressional district
Appearance
Aklan's 1st congressional district | |
---|---|
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
![]() Location of Aklan within the Philippines | |
Province | Aklan |
Region | Western Visayas |
Population | 297,318 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 140,209 (2019) |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2018 |
Representative | Carlito S. Marquez |
Political party | NPC |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
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.[2] 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.[3]
Representation history
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | End | |||||||
District created August 28, 2018, redistricted from Aklan's at-large congressional district.[4] | ||||||||
1 | style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Carlito S. Marquez | June 30, 2016 | Present | 18th | NPC | Elected in 2019. | 2019–present: Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Kalibo, Libacao, Madalag, New Washington |
Election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NPC | Carlito S. Marquez | 92,292 | 65.82% | ||
Independent | Antonio Maming | 43,433 | 30.97% | ||
Independent | Axel Gonzalez | 4,484 | 3.19% | ||
Total votes | 140,209 | 100.00% | |||
NPC win (new seat) |
See also
References
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ https://www.rappler.com/nation/210572-senate-bill-split-aklan-two-legislative-districts