Bataan's 1st congressional district is one of the three

congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Rep ...

in the province of

Bataan Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula ...

. It has been represented in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

since 1987. The district consists of municipalities in northeastern Bataan, namely

Abucay Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, (), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people. History The first printing press in the archipelago was found in t ...

, Hermosa,

Orani Orani, officially the Municipality of Orani (), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,342 people. Folk etymology According to legend, while a Spaniard was exploring a ...

and Samal. The northern municipalities of

Dinalupihan Dinalupihan, officially the Municipality of Dinalupihan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,209 people. Etymology "Dinalupijan" came from the festival rite ...

and Morong were once part of the district until these were reassigned to the third district effective 2022. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by

Geraldine Roman Geraldine Batista Roman (born Gerry Batista Roman; April 23, 1967) is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Ph ...

of the

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...

Representation history

Election results

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2010

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Region III Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Bataan 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Central Luzon Constituencies established in 1987