Bulacan's 1st congressional district

Summary

Bulacan's 1st congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. 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 provincial capital city of Malolos and adjacent municipalities of Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong and Pulilan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Danilo A. Domingo of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Bulacan's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Boundary of Bulacan's 1st congressional district in Bulacan
Location of Bulacan within the Philippines
ProvinceBulacan
RegionCentral Luzon
Population758,872 (2020)[1]
Electorate437,780 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area385.73 km2
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeDanilo A. Domingo
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the first district encompassed the western Bulacan municipalities of Balagtas, Bulacan (now Bulakan), Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto (formerly Bigaa), Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel (formerly Quingua), and Pulilan.[5] Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it was reduced to encompass six municipalities in its present jurisdiction, while four other municipalities were reassigned to the second district.[6][7]

Representation history edit

# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Bulacan's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly edit

District created January 9, 1907.[5][8]
1 Aguedo Velarde October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1909
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Quingua
2 Hermogenes Reyes October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 1909–1912
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
(1) Aguedo Velarde October 16, 1912 December 22, 1913 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.
Died.
1912–1916
Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
3 Ambrosio Santos May 15, 1914 October 16, 1916 Nacionalista Elected in 1914 to finish Velarde's term.

Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands edit

4 Mariano Escueta October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Liga Popular Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
5 José Padilla June 3, 1919 June 5, 1928 5th Demócrata Elected in 1919. 1919–1935
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
6th Re-elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6 Ángelo Suntay June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Demócrata Elected in 1928.
7 Francisco Afan Delgado June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly
Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Bulacan's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) edit

8 Nicolas Buendia September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935. 1935–1938
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938. 1938–1941
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the two-seat Bulacan'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

Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines edit

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 León Valencia 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
Died before start of term.
1945–1946
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines edit

10 Jesús B. Lava 1st Democratic Alliance Elected in 1946.
Did not serve term due to electoral protest.
1946–1969
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
11 Florante C. Roque May 25, 1946 May 4, 1953 Liberal Declared winner of 1946 elections.
2nd Re-elected in 1949.
Removed from office after electoral protest.
12 Erasmo R. Cruz May 4, 1953 December 30, 1957 Nacionalista Declared winner of 1949 elections.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
13 José C. Suntay Jr. December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Liberal Elected in 1957.
14 Teodulo C. Natividad December 30, 1961 September 23, 1972 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
1969–1972
Balagtas, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Bulacan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15 Francisco B. Aniag Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–2007
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
(14) Teodulo C. Natividad June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 9th LDP Elected in 1992.
10th LAMMP Re-elected in 1995.
16 Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
17 Victoria Sy-Alvarado June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Elected in 2007. 2007–present
Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
15th NUP Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
18 Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th NUP Re-elected in 2019.
PDP–Laban
19 Danilo A. Domingo June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th NUP Elected in 2022.

Election results edit

2022 edit

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Danilo "DAD" Domingo 202,712 58.20
PDP–Laban Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado 140,798 40.42
RP Kuya Mac de Guzman 4,748 1.36
Total votes 348,258 100
NUP gain from PDP–Laban

2019 edit

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado 205,400 74.55
PDP–Laban Sander Tantoco 59,582 21.62
Lakas Sanbon Tantoco 10,504 3.81
Total votes 275,486 100
NUP hold

2016 edit

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado 157,828
NPC Michael Fermin 118,663
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes 33,958
Total votes 310,449
Liberal gain from NUP

2013 edit

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado 155,783 74.61
Independent Sahiron Salim 7,972 3.82
Margin of victory 147,811 70.79%
Invalid or blank votes 45,041 21.57
Total votes 208,796 100.00
NUP hold

2010 edit

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado 118,486 71.38
Nacionalista Roberto Pagdanganan 47,515 28.62
Valid ballots 116,001 87.22
Invalid or blank votes 24,380 12.78
Total votes 190,331 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "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 January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
  6. ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ 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 April 11, 2020.