Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district
Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Davao Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Davao Oriental
Region	Davao Region
Population	223,811 (2020)
Electorate	154,514 (2022)
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities ; Baganga ; Boston ; Caraga ; Cateel ; Manay ; Tarragona ;
Area	3,209.91 km2 (1,239.35 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Nelson Dayanghirang Jr.
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Population223,811 (2020)^[1]

Electorate154,514 (2022)^[2]

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Davao Oriental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the northern municipalities of Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay and Tarragona.^[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Nelson Dayanghirang Jr. of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).^[5]

#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Davao Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.^[4] Redistricted from Davao Oriental's at-large district.
1		Enrico G. Dayanghirang	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Baganga, Boston, Caraga, Cateel, Manay, Tarragona
2		Maria Elena Palma Gil	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
					11th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1998.
3		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
3		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	13th	KAMPI	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Nelson Dayanghirang	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2013.
(3)		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
(3)		Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2019.
(4)		Nelson Dayanghirang	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.
5		Nelson Dayanghirang, Jr.	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nelson Dayanghirang Jr.	Lakas–CMD	89,269	61.70
	Pepot Lara	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	55,424	38.30
Total			144,693	100.00

Valid votes			144,693	94.88
Invalid/blank votes			7,807	5.12
Total votes			152,500	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			174,878	87.20
	Lakas–CMD gain from Nacionalista Party
Source: Commission on Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Nelson Dayanghirang	95,035	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Election results

Davao Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Davao Oriental
Region	Davao Region
Population	223,811 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	154,514 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Baganga Boston Caraga Cateel Manay Tarragona
Area	3,209.91 km² (1,239.35 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Nelson Dayanghirang Jr.
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority