Masbate's 1st congressional district

{{short description|Legislative district of the Philippines}}

{{Infobox constituency

|name = Masbate's 1st congressional district

|parl_name = House of Representatives of the Philippines

|image = First District of Masbate.png

|caption =

|image2 = Masbate in Philippines.svg

|caption2 = Location of Masbate within the Philippines

|district_label = Province

|district = Masbate

|region_label = Region

|region = Bicol Region

|population = 177,651 (2020){{PH census|2020}}

|electorate = 122,539 (2022){{cite web|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=2022NLE/Statistics/2022RVVAVmcocfinal|title=Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections|website=Commission on Elections|accessdate=December 8, 2023}}

|area = {{convert|814.48|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}

|towns = {{Collapsible list

| titlestyle = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;

| title = 6 LGUs

| Municipalities

| Batuan

| Claveria

| Monreal

| San Fernando

| San Jacinto

| San Pascual

}}

|year = 1987

|members_label = Representative

|members = Richard Kho

|blank1_name = Political party

|blank1_info = {{Color box|{{party color|Lakas-CMD}}|border=darkgray}} Lakas-CMD

|blank2_name = Congressional bloc

|blank2_info = Majority

}}

Masbate's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province |title=Roster of Philippine legislators |publisher=House of Representatives of the Philippines |accessdate=February 15, 2021}} The district consists of six municipalities in the Burias and Ticao islands of northern Masbate, namely: Claveria and San Pascual in Burias island and Batuan, Monreal, San Fernando and San Jacinto in Ticao island.{{cite web|url=https://www.chanrobles.com/ordinance.htm |title=The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines |publisher=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library |accessdate=February 15, 2021}} It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Richard Kho of the Lakas–CMD.{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/ |title=House Members |publisher=House of Representatives of the Philippines |accessdate=February 15, 2021}}

Representation history

{| class=wikitable

|-

! rowspan="2" | #

! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Image

! rowspan="2" | Member

! colspan=2 | Term of office

! rowspan="2" | Congress

! rowspan="2" | Party

! rowspan="2" | Electoral history

! rowspan="2" | Constituent
LGUs

|-

!Start!!End

|-

| colspan="10" style="text-align:center;" |

=Masbate's 1st district for the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]]=

|-

| colspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | District created February 2, 1987.

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| rowspan="2" | 100px

| rowspan="2" | Tito Espinosa

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 1987

| rowspan="2" | February 28, 1995

| style="text-align:center;" | 8th

| Independent

| Elected in 1987.

| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" | 1987–present
Batuan, Claveria, Monreal, San Fernando, San Jacinto, San Pascual

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-NUCD-UMDP}};" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 9th

| Lakas

| Re-elected in 1992.
Died in office.

|-

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-NUCD-UMDP}};" |

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | Vida Verzosa Espinosa

| rowspan="3" | June 30, 1995

| rowspan="3" | June 30, 2004

| style="text-align:center;" | 10th

| rowspan="3" | Lakas

| Elected in 1995.

|-

| style="text-align:center;" | 11th

| Re-elected in 1998.

|-

| style="text-align:center;" | 12th

| Re-elected in 2001.

|-

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino}};" |

| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" | Narciso Bravo Jr.

| rowspan="3" | June 30, 2004

| rowspan="3" | June 30, 2013

| style="text-align:center;" | 13th

| KAMPI

| Elected in 2004.

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-NUCD-UMDP}};" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 14th

| Lakas

| Re-elected in 2007.

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}};" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 15th

| NUP

| Re-elected in 2010.

|-

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}};" |

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | Ma. Vida Espinosa Bravo

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 2013

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019

| style="text-align:center;" | 16th

| rowspan="2" | NUP

| Elected in 2013.

|-

| style="text-align:center;" | 17th

| Re-elected in 2016.

|-

| style="text-align:center;" | (3)

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}};" |

|

| Narciso Bravo Jr.

| June 30, 2019

| June 30, 2022

| style="text-align:center;" | 18th

| NUP

| Elected in 2019.

|-

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 5

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|PDP–Laban}};" |

| rowspan="2" | 100px

| rowspan="2" | Ricardo T. Kho

| rowspan="2" | June 30, 2022

| rowspan="2" | Incumbent

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 19th

| PDP–Laban

| rowspan="2" | Elected in 2022.

|-

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-CMD}};" |

| Lakas

|}

Election results

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See also

References