Sulu's 1st congressional district

Sulu's 1st congressional district
Sulu's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Sulu's 1st congressional district in Sulu
	Location of Sulu within the Philippines
Province	Sulu
Region	Bangsamoro
Population	486,063 (2015)
Electorate	246,813 (2022)
Major settlements	8 LGUs Municipalities; Hadji Panglima Tahil; Indanan; Jolo; Maimbung; Pangutaran; Parang; Patikul; Talipao;
Area	1,101.53 km2 (425.30 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Samier A. Tan
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Sulu's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Sulu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the western half of Jolo island composed of six municipalities that include its namesake town, the capital of Sulu, as well as the northern outlying islands of the Marungas (Hadji Panglima Tahil) and Pangutaran.^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Samier A. Tan of the PDP–Laban.^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Sulu's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Sulu's at-large district.^[4]
1		Abdusakur Mahail Tan	December 3, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–1998 Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
2		Bensaudi O. Tulawie	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
2		Bensaudi O. Tulawie	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
3		Hussin Ututalum Amin	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.	1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Yusop Jikiri	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
5		Tupay Loong	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	NUP	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
					16th		Re-elected in 2016. Died before start of term.
—		vacant	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
6		Samier A. Tan	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
6		Samier A. Tan	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2022.

Sulu's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Sulu's 1st congressional district in Sulu
Location of Sulu within the Philippines
Province	Sulu
Region	Bangsamoro
Population	486,063 (2015)^[1]
Electorate	246,813 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Municipalities Hadji Panglima Tahil Indanan Jolo Maimbung Pangutaran Parang Patikul Talipao
Area	1,101.53 km² (425.30 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Samier A. Tan
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority