# Palawan's 1st congressional district

Palawan's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses the northern portion of Palawan Island including the Calamianes, Cuyo and Kalayaan island chains. It consists of the municipalities of Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente and Taytay. The district is currently unrepresented in the 19th Congress following the death of Edgardo "Egay" Salvame of the People's Reform Party (PRP) on March 13, 2024.

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Palawan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district. |||||||||
| 1 | | | David A. Ponce de Leon | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–1992 Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Gaudencio E. Abordo, Kalayaan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 1 | | | David A. Ponce de Leon | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 2 | | | Vicente A. Sandoval | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 10th | Lakas | Elected in 1995. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 2 | | | Vicente A. Sandoval | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 11th | LDP | Re-elected in 1998. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 2 | | | Vicente A. Sandoval | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2001. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 3 | | | Antonio C. Alvarez | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 13th | KAMPI | Elected in 2004. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 3 | | | Antonio C. Alvarez | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2007. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 3 | | | Antonio C. Alvarez | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | NUP | Re-elected in 2010. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 4 | | | Franz Josef Alvarez | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | NUP | Elected in 2013. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 4 | | | Franz Josef Alvarez | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 17th | NUP | Re-elected in 2016. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 4 | | | Franz Josef Alvarez | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | NUP | Re-elected in 2019. | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| 5 | | | Edgardo L. Salvame | June 30, 2022 | March 13, 2024 | 19th | PRP | Elected in 2022. Died | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |
| — | vacant | vacant | vacant | March 13, 2024 | Present | 19th | | | | 1992–present Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Cagayancillo, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Kalayaan, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay |