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}}
|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
}}
|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
| 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
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 11th
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 12th
|-
| 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
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-NUCD-UMDP}};" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 14th
| Lakas
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}};" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 15th
| NUP
|-
| 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
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 17th
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | (3)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|National Unity Party (Philippines)}};" |
|
| June 30, 2019
| June 30, 2022
| style="text-align:center;" | 18th
| NUP
|-
| 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
| rowspan="2" | Elected in 2022.
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lakas-CMD}};" |
| Lakas
|}
Election results
=2019=
=2016=
=2013=
=2010=
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Philippine congressional districts in Region V}}
Category:Congressional districts of the Philippines
Category:1987 establishments in the Philippines