Aklan's 1st congressional district

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]

Aklan's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Aklan within the Philippines
ProvinceAklan
RegionWestern Visayas
Population297,318 (2015)[1]
Electorate140,209 (2019)
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2018
RepresentativeCarlito S. Marquez
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

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 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
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. https://www.rappler.com/nation/210572-senate-bill-split-aklan-two-legislative-districts

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