Iloilo's 1st congressional district

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Iloilo's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Iloilo's 1st congressional district in Iloilo
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Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population359,551 (2015)[1]
Electorate199,311 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area840.27 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeJanette Garin
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMinority

Iloilo's 1st congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the municipalities of Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan and Tubungan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Janette Garin of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
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Iloilo's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly[]

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 Amando Avanceña October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1912
Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, Tigbauan
2 Francisco Villanueva October 16, 1909 October 16, 1916 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909.
3rd Re-elected in 1912. 1912–1916
Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan

Iloilo's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[]

3 José María Arroyo October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
4 José Evangelista June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1935
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
6th Nacionalista
Colectivista 		Re-elected in 1922.
5 Eugenio Ealdama June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th Demócrata Elected in 1925.
6 José Zulueta June 5, 1928 September 16, 1935 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático 		Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly 		Party Electoral history Constituent
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Iloilo's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[]

(6) José Zulueta September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1935. 1935–1938
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938. 1938–1941
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Member Term of office Common
wealth
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Iloilo's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[]

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6) José Zulueta June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Iloilo's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

(6) José Zulueta May 25, 1946 May 28, 1946 1st Liberal Elected in 1946.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior. 		1946–1972
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
7 Mateo M. Nonato March 11, 1947 December 30, 1949 Liberal Elected to finish Zulueta's term.
(6) José Zulueta December 30, 1949 January 28, 1952 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949.
Resigned on election as senator.
8 Pedro G. Trono December 30, 1953 December 30, 1969 3rd Democratic Elected in 1953.
4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1957.
5th Liberal Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
(6) José Zulueta December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
9 Oscar G. Garin June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
10 Ninfa S. Garin June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
(9) Oscar G. Garin June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
12 Janette Garin June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
13 Oscar S. Garin Jr. June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2016.
(12) Janette Garin June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2016[]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Oscar Garin Jr. 133,811
NPC Gerardo Flores 18,283
Invalid or blank votes 19,267
Total votes 171,361

2013[]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Oscar Garin Jr. 76,128 62.54
UNA Julieta Flores 32,519 26.71
Margin of victory 43,609 35.82%
Invalid or blank votes 13,082 10.75
Total votes 121,729 100.00
Liberal hold

2010[]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Janette Garin 111,947 100.00
Valid ballots 111,947 74.72
Invalid or blank votes 37,868 25.28
Total votes 149,815 100.00
Lakas 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 March 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

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