Cavite's 1st congressional district

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Cavite's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Cavite within the Philippines
ProvinceCavite
RegionCalabarzon
Population342,824 (2015)[1]
Electorate212,822 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area88.34 km²
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeFrancis Gerald A. Abaya
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMajority

Cavite's 1st congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the city of Cavite and its adjacent municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Francis Gerald A. Abaya of the Liberal Party (LP).[4]

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created February 2, 1987.
1 Leonardo L. Guerrero June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Elected in 1987. 1987–2010
Bacoor, Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
2 Dominador G. Nazareno, Jr. June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
3 Plaridel M. Abaya June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th NPC Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
4 Joseph Emilio A. Abaya June 30, 2004 October 18, 2012 13th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications. 2010–present
Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
5 Francis Gerald A. Abaya June 30, 2013 Present 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 117,031 89.28%
PMP Jose Luis Granados 14,053 10.72%
Total votes 131,084 100%
Liberal hold

2016[]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 114,700 86.5%
NPC Marina Rieta Granados 17,605 13.5%
Total votes 132,305 100%
Liberal hold

2013[]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 81,724 76.58%
Nacionalista Federico Poblete 24,994 23.42%
Total votes 106,718 100%
Liberal hold

2010[]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Emilio Abaya 75,408 55.37%
Lakas Bernardo Paredes 58,780 43.60%
Independent Adel Dinero 2,009 1.48%
Invalid or blank votes 7,330 5.11%
Total votes 143,527 100%
Liberal hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 5, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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