La Union's 1st congressional district
| La Union's 1st congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of La Union's 1st congressional district in La Union | |
 Location of La Union within the Philippines | |
| Province | La Union |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Population | 359,719 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 208,713 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 9 LGUs
|
| Area | 706.56 km² |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Pablo C. Ortega |
| Political party | NPC |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
La Union's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of La Union. 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 San Fernando and adjacent municipalities of Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol and Sudipen. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Pablo C. Ortega of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
La Union's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created April 1, 1907.[5] | ||||||||
| 1 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Andrés Asprer | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Juan |
| 2 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Joaquín Luna | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | |
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | |||||||
La Union's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 3 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Juan T. Lucero | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Juan |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | |||||||
| 4 | Pío Ancheta | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 5 | Fausto Almeida | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Demócrata | Elected in 1925. | ||
| (4) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Pío Ancheta | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | |
| 6 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" | | Mariano Alisangco | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Independent | Elected in 1931. | |
| 7 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | Francisco I. Ortega | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | |
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
La Union's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| 8 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia/meta/color;" | | Camilo Osías | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen |
| 9 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Delfín B. Flores | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | |
| District dissolved into the two-seat La Union'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 | |||||||
La Union'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;" | | Francisco I. Ortega | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
La Union's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| (7) | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | Francisco I. Ortega | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen |
| 10 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Miguel G. Rilloraza Jr. | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | |
| (7) | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Francisco I. Ortega | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | |
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 11 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" | | Magnolia Antonino | December 30, 1965 | November 14, 1967 | 6th | Independent | Elected in 1965. Resigned on election as senator. | |
| 12 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Joaquín L. Ortega | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | |
| District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat La Union's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 13 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Victor Francisco C. Ortega | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen |
| rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | 9th | NPC | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 14 | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Manuel C. Ortega | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | NPC | Elected in 1998. | |
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| (13) | rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Lakas-NUCD-UMDP/meta/color;" | | Victor Francisco C. Ortega | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2007. | |
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 15 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Pablo C. Ortega | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | |
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pablo Ortega | 117,845 | ||||
| Independent | Manuel Victor Ortega, Jr. | 26,633 | ||||
| Independent | Justo Oros III | 12,017 | ||||
| Margin of victory | ||||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 25,345 | |||||
| Total votes | 181,840 | |||||
| Liberal gain from Lakas | ||||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Victor Francisco Ortega | 117,053 | 87.49 | |
| Independent | Ruella Tiongson | 3,380 | 2.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 113,673 | 84.97% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,351 | 9.99 | ||
| Total votes | 133,784 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Victor Francisco Ortega | 144,537 | 100.00 | |
| Valid ballots | 144,537 | 87.71 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 2,575 | 2.64 | ||
| Total votes | 164,785 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi 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 17, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 17, 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 17, 2020.
