Misamis Occidental's 1st congressional district

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Misamis Occidental's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Misamis Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Misamis Occidental
Region	Northern Mindanao
Population	276,762 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	202,347 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	10 LGUs Cities Oroquieta Municipalities Aloran Baliangao Calamba Concepcion Jimenez Lopez Jaena Panaon Plaridel Sapang Dalaga
Area	1,000.76 km² (386.40 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jason P. Almonte
Political party	PDP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Misamis Occidental's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Misamis Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the northern half of the province consisting of its capital, Oroquieta, and the municipalities of Aloran, Baliangao, Calamba, Concepcion, Jimenez, Lopez Jaena, Panaon, Plaridel and Sapang Dalaga.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jason P. Almonte of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP).^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Misamis Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines [edit]
District created February 2, 1987 from Misamis Occidental's at-large district.^[4]
1		Julio H. Ozamiz	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Aloran, Baliangao, Calamba, Concepcion, Jimenez, Lopez Jaena, Oroquieta, Panaon, Plaridel, Sapang Dalaga
2		Percival B. Catane	June 30, 1992	July 15, 1998	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1998. Died in office.
—		vacant	July 15, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	—	No special election held to fill vacancy.
3		Ernie D. Clarete	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2001.
3		Ernie D. Clarete	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	13th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Marina P. Clarete	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
5		Jorge T. Almonte	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
					16th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2016.
6		Diego C. Ty	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
6		Jason P. Almonte	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.

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