Zamboanga del Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the northern half of the province consisting of its provincial capital city of Pagadian and the municipalities of Aurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig and Tukuran. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Joseph Yu of the Lakas–CMD.
Representation history # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndZamboanga del Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district. 1 Isidoro E. Real Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–1992Aurora, Don Mariano Marcos, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Tambulig, Tukuran 2 Alejandro S. Urro June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992. 1992–presentAurora, Dumingag, Josefina, Labangan, Mahayag, Midsalip, Molave, Pagadian, Ramon Magsaysay, Sominot, Tambulig, Tukuran 10th Re-elected in 1995. 11th LDP Re-elected in 1998. (1) Isidoro E. Real Jr. June 30, 2001 June 30, 2007 12th Lakas Elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 3 Victor J. Yu June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th NPC Elected in 2007. 15th Re-elected in 2010. 16th Re-elected in 2013. 4 Divina Grace C. Yu June 30, 2016 June 30, 2025 17th NPC Elected in 2016. 18th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2019.19th Lakas Re-elected in 2022. 5 Joseph Yu June 30, 2025 Incumbent 20th Lakas Elected in 2025.
Election results 2025
Term-limited incumbent Divina Grace Yu of Lakas–CMD ran for governor of Zamboanga del Sur. She was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Lakas–CMD nominated Yu's son, Joseph Yu, who won the election against Labangan mayor Eddie Relacion (Nationalist People's Coalition).
2022
Incumbent Divina Grace Yu of PDP–Laban ran for a third term.
2019
Divina Grace Yu was the Incumbent.
2016
Victor Yu is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. His party nominated his wife, Divina Grace Yu.
2013
Victor Yu was the incumbent.
2010
Victor Yu is the incumbent.
See also Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur
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