Iloilo's 1st congressional district
Legislative district of the Philippines
Iloilo's 1st congressional district Boundary of Iloilo's 1st congressional district in
Iloilo 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) 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] 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
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Legislature
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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
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 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 Elected in 1928 .
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
10th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
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(6 )
José Zulueta
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista 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) .
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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
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
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(6 )
José Zulueta
May 25, 1946
May 28, 1946
1st
Liberal
Re-elected in 1946 .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 .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 .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
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ 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 . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct.
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