Davao City's 1st congressional district

Davao City's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao City within the Davao Region
CityDavao City
RegionDavao Region
Population618,729 (2020)[1]
Electorate366,439 (2025)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays
  • Bago Aplaya
  • Bago Gallera
  • Baliok
  • Barangays 1-A–10-A
  • Barangays 11-B–20-B
  • Barangays 21-C–30-C
  • Barangays 31-D–40-D
  • Bucana
  • Catalunan Grande
  • Catalunan Pequeño
  • Dumoy
  • Langub
  • Ma-a
  • Magtuod
  • Matina Aplaya
  • Matina Crossing
  • Matina Pangi
  • Talomo Proper
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativePaolo Duterte
Political party  HNP
  HTL
Congressional blocIndependent

Davao City's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in Davao City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers the city's poblacion or downtown commercial core composed of 40 barangays and Talomo district that borders it to the west which consists of 14 barangays.[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Paolo Duterte of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), and Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HTL).[5]

Representation history

# Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Davao City's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Davao City's at-large district.[4]
1 Jesus Dureza June 30, 1987 June 16, 1989 8th Independent Elected in 1987.
Removed from office after an electoral protest.
1987–present
Poblacion (Barangays 1-A–10-A, 11-B–20-B, 21-C–30-C, 31-D–40-D), Talomo (Bago Aplaya, Bago Gallera, Baliok, Bucana, Catalunan Grande, Catalunan Pequeño, Dumoy, Langub, Ma-a, Magtuod, Matina Aplaya, Matina Crossing, Matina Pangi, Talomo Proper)
2 Prospero Nograles June 16, 1989 June 30, 1992 Lakas ng Bansa Declared winner of 1987 election.
(1) Jesus Dureza June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
(2) Prospero Nograles June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th Lakas Elected in 1995.
3 Rodrigo Duterte June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th PDP–Laban (LAMMP) Elected in 1998.
(2) Prospero Nograles June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
4 Karlo Nograles June 30, 2010 November 5, 2018 15th Lakas Elected in 2010.
16th NUP Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned on appointment as Cabinet Secretary.
vacant November 5, 2018 June 30, 2019 No special election held to fill vacancy.
5 Paolo Duterte June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th NUP (HTL/HNP) Elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.
20th HTL (HNP) Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

CandidatePartyVotes%
Paolo DuterteHugpong sa Tawong Lungsod203,55778.75
Migs NogralesIndependent49,18619.03
Mags MaglanaIndependent3,5301.37
Janeth JabinesIndependent1,8700.72
Rex LabisIndependent3310.13
Total258,474100.00
Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Hugpong Paolo Duterte (incumbent) 212,382 92.94
Independent Mags Maglana 14,122 6.18
Independent Jamal Kanan 1,366 0.60
Independent Jovanie Mantawel 642 0.28
Total votes 228,512 100.00
Hugpong hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Hugpong Paolo Duterte 197,370 96.45
Independent Susan Uyanguren 5,135 2.51
Independent Rex Labis 2,124 1.04
Total votes 204,629 100.00
Hugpong gain from PDP–Laban

2016

2013

2010

1987

1987 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Jesus Dureza 33,538 26.97
LnB Prospero Nograles 33,531 26.97
UNIDO Dominador Zuño Jr. 32,438 26.09
Liberal Exuperio Porras 8,487 6.83
UNIDO Leon Garcia 4,919 3.96
Liberal Dominador Carillo 2,556 2.06
PnB Laurente Ilagan 2,431 1.96
PDP–Laban Jose Salcedo Quimpo 2,261 1.82
Nacionalista Victorio Advincula 1,470 1.18
KBL Felicidad Santos 1,424 1.15
Independent Paterno Lomantas 484 0.39
Independent Asterio Perez 333 0.27
Independent Jose Santos 148 0.12
Independent Roberto Sencio 133 0.11
Independent Fortunato Bello 102 0.08
Independent Apolinario Canada 48 0.04
Independent Gervacio Nierras 40 0.03
Total votes 124,343 100.00

See also

References

  1. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 23, 2021.