Iloilo's 1st congressional district
| Iloilo's 1st congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Iloilo's 1st congressional district in Iloilo | |
 Location of Iloilo within the Philippines | |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Population | 374,726 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 228,690 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 840.27 km2 (324.43 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Janette Garin |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
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 19th Congress by Janette Garin of the Lakas–CMD.[4][5]
Representation history
[edit]| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly[edit] | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[6][7] | ||||||||
| 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[edit] | ||||||||
| 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 LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit] | ||||||||
| (6) | José Zulueta | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-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 Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (6) | José Zulueta | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| (6) | José Zulueta | May 25, 1946 | May 28, 1946 | 1st | Liberal | Re-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 in 1947 to finish Zulueta's term. | |||
| (6) | José Zulueta | December 30, 1949 | January 28, 1952 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as senator. | ||
| Nacionalista | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 12 | Janette Garin | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 13th | Lakas | 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. | ||
| 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
| Lakas | ||||||||
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Janette Garin | 148,558 | ||
| PDP–Laban | Victor Tabaquirao | 29,388 | ||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
[edit]2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Oscar Garin Jr. | 133,811 | 78.08% | |
| NPC | Gerardo Flores | 18,283 | 10.66% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,267 | 11.24% | ||
| Total votes | 171,361 | 100% | ||
2013
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | 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–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Garin, Garcia join Lakas-CMD". House of Representatives of the Philippines. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ 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.
