Basilan's 1st parliamentary district is the first of the four parliamentary districts of the province of Basilan for the Bangsamoro Parliament. It is solely composed of the city of Lamitan.An Act Providing for the Apportionment of Parliamentary District Representative Seats in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanaо, BAA No. 86 (January 20, 2026).

Rima Hassan of the Bangsamoro Federalist Party is the member of Parliament-elect for the district following the inaugural 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election. She will assume office on October 30, 2026.

Boundaries 2024–2025 The parliamentary districts of Bangsamoro was after the passage of Bangsamoro Act No. 58 into law. The bill was approved on February 28, 2024 by the Bangsamoro Parliament and was signed by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim.

The initial boundaries of the Basilan's 1st parliamentary district is as follows: Akbar and Lamitan.

The constituency was not filled during this period as the first regular Bangsamoro Parliament election has been postponed.

Current (2025–present) After the Supreme Court excluded Sulu from the Bangsamoro region in Septemeber 2024, the Bangsamoro Parliament was prompted to redistribute the seats allocated to Sulu. The configuration was promulgated via Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 77, signed by Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on August 28, 2025 reconfigured the Basilan first district. The Basilan 1st district was reduced to just the city of Lamitan.

Both Acts No. 58 and 77 were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court which also ordered the parliament to make a new law anew. Macacua signed a new bill into law on January 20, 2026, becoming Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 86.

Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 86, still defines the city of Lamitan as the sole local government unit under Basilan's 1st district.

List of MPs representing the district Portrait Member Term of office Party Parliament Electoral history Constituencies 1 Rima Hassan Assuming office on October 30, 2026 BFP 1st Parliament Elected in 2026. 2026–presentLamitan

Election results 2026

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