Sulu's 1st congressional district
# Sulu's 1st congressional district

Sulu's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Sulu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. The district encompasses the western half of Jolo island composed of six municipalities that include its namesake town, the capital of Sulu, as well as the northern outlying islands of the Marungas (Hadji Panglima Tahil) and Pangutaran. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Samier A. Tan of the PDP–Laban.

## Representation history

| # | Member | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Member | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Sulu's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines |||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987 from Sulu's at-large district. |||||||||
| 1 | | Abdusakur Mahail Tan | December 3, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–1998 Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 2 | | Bensaudi O. Tulawie | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 1992. | 1987–1998 Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 2 | | Bensaudi O. Tulawie | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | Lakas–CMD | Re-elected in 1995. | 1987–1998 Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Marungas, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 3 | | Hussin Ututalum Amin | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 3 | | Hussin Ututalum Amin | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | Lakas–CMD | Re-elected in 2001. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 3 | | Hussin Ututalum Amin | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Lakas–CMD | Re-elected in 2004. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 4 | | Yusop Jikiri | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 5 | | Tupay Loong | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | NUP | Elected in 2010. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 5 | | Tupay Loong | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | NUP | Re-elected in 2013. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 5 | | Tupay Loong | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | NUP | Re-elected in 2016. Died before start of term. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| — | | vacant | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 6 | | Samier A. Tan | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
| 6 | | Samier A. Tan | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2022. | 1998–present Hadji Panglima Tahil, Indanan, Jolo, Maimbung, Pangutaran, Parang, Patikul, Talipao |
