Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district is one of the two

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in the province of

Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro (), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro (), is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by the Verde Island P ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1987. The district encompasses the province's northern half composed of its capital city

Calapan Calapan, officially the City of Calapan (), is a component city and the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people making it the most populous in Oriental Mi ...

and the municipalities of Baco,

Naujan Naujan (), officially the Municipality of Naujan (), is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Its population was 109,587 at the 2020 census. History On January 4, 1905, under Act 1280, Naujan assumed the status of a ...

, Pola,

Puerto Galera Puerto Galera, officially the Municipality of Puerto Galera (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,961 ...

, San Teodoro, Socorro and

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. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Arnan C. Panaligan of the Lakas–CMD.

Representation history

Election results

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2016

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2010

References

{{Philippine congressional districts in Mimaropa Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Oriental Mindoro 1987 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Mimaropa Constituencies established in 1987