Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district
Appearance
Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
![]() Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines | |
Province | Negros Occidental |
Region | Western Visayas |
Population | 375,006 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 217,449 (2016)[2] |
Major settlements | 5 LGUs
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Area | 1,436.59 km² |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. |
Political party | NPC |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. 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 northern Negros Occidental cities of Escalante and San Carlos, as well as adjacent municipalities of Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto and Toboso. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
Representation history
# | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
District created April 1, 1907.[5] | ||||||||
1 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Antonio Ledesma Jayme | October 16, 1907 | March 13, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias |
2 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | José López Villanueva | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | |
3 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Melecio Severino | October 16, 1912 | May 25, 1915 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. Died. | |
Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
4 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Lope P. Severino | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1925 Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias |
5th | Re-elected in 1919. | |||||||
5 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Serafín P. Hilado | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1922. | |
7th | Re-elected in 1925. | 1925–1935 Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias | ||||||
6 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | José Locsin | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1928. | |
7 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Enrique Magalona | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1931. | |
style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1934. | |||||
# | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
(7) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | Enrique Magalona | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias |
style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | |||||
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental'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 | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
(7) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Enrique Magalona | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias |
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
8 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Vicente F. Gustilo Sr. | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias |
9 | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | Francisco Ferrer | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1969 Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Toboso, Victorias |
10 | style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | José B. Puey | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | Democratic | Elected in 1953. | |
(8) | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Vicente F. Gustilo Sr. | December 30, 1957 | December 17, 1962 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | |
5th | Re-elected in 1961. Died. | |||||||
11 | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Armando C. Gustilo | January 27, 1964 | September 23, 1972 | Nacionalista | Elected to finish Gustilo Sr.'s term. | ||
6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||
7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. |
1969–1972 Cadiz, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Silay, Toboso, Victorias | ||||||
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
12 | style="background:Template:Lakas ng Bansa/meta/color;" | | Salvador S. Laguda | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Calatrava, Escalante, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos, Toboso |
13 | style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Tranquilino B. Carmona | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | 9th | NPC | Elected in 1992. | |
14 | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Julio A. Ledesma IV | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 10th | NPC | Elected in 1995. | |
11th | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||||
12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
(13) | style="background:Template:Lakas-NUCD-UMDP/meta/color;" | | Tranquilino B. Carmona | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Lakas–CMD | Re-elected in 2004. | |
(14) | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Julio A. Ledesma IV | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | |
15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
15 | style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Melecio Yap Jr. | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | |
16 | style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | NPC | Elected in 2019. |
Election results
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Melecio Yap | 93,695 | 66.27% | |
Liberal | Santiago Maravillas | 44,298 | 31.33% | |
KBL | Ernesto Librando | 3,388 | 2.39% | |
Invalid or blank votes | 43,928 | |||
Total votes | 185,309 | 100.00% |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Jules Ledesma | 76,727 | 52.57 | |
PMP | Nehemias Dela Cruz Sr. | 47,922 | 32.83 | |
Aksyon | Ernesto Librando | 486 | 0.33 | |
Independent | Leopoldo Sua | 114 | 0.08 | |
Margin of victory | 28,805 | 19.73% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 20,710 | 14.19 | ||
Total votes | 145,959 | 100.00 | ||
NPC hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Julio Ledesma IV | 123,970 | 94.01 | |
Independent | Ernesto Librando | 7,904 | 5.99 | |
Valid ballots | 131,874 | 83.79 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 25,514 | 16.21 | ||
Total votes | 157,388 | 100.00 | ||
NPC hold |
See also
References
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ 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 12, 2020.