Capiz's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz. 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 Capiz's capital city of Roxas and adjacent municipalities of Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra and President Roxas. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emmanuel A. Billones of the Liberal Party (LP).[4]
| Capiz's 1st congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Map | |
 Location of Capiz within the Philippines | |
| Province | Capiz |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Population | 413,213 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 239,712 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 7 LGUs
|
| Area | 730.41 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Emmanuel A. Billones |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 1st district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Eugenio Picazo | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Capiz, Dao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| 2 | Rafael Acuña | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma | |
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | |||||||
Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| 3 | Antonio V. Belo | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma | |
| 4 | Antonio Habana | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| 5 | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
| 8th | Re-elected in 1928. | |||||||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1934. | ||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| (5) | Manuel Roxas | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1938 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| 6 | Ramón A. Arnaldo | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | 1938–1941 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz'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 | |||||||
Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (6) | Ramón A. Arnaldo | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| (6) | Ramón A. Arnaldo | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1953 | 1st | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1949. | 1949–1953 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas | ||||||
| 7 | Carmen D. Consing | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1953–1957 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas | |
| 8 | Gerardo Roxas | December 30, 1957 | November 12, 1963 | 4th | Liberal | Elected in 1957. | 1957–1972 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. Resigned on election as senator. | |||||||
| 9 | Mariano H. Acuña | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 10 | Juliano A. Alba | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Liberal | 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 two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 11 | Gerardo Roxas Jr. | June 30, 1987 | April 4, 1993 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas | |
| 9th | Re-elected in 1992. Died. | |||||||
| 12 | Mar Roxas | September 1, 1993 | January 2, 2000 | Liberal | Elected in 1993 to finish his brother's term. | |||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Trade and Industry. | |||||||
| 13 | Rodriguez D. Dadivas | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | Liberal | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14 | Antonio del Rosario | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | Liberal | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 15 | Emmanuel A. Billones | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Liberal | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 110,349 | 53.01% | |
| PDP–Laban | Esteban Evan Contreras | 54,558 | 26.21% | |
| PRP | Engineer Agana | 42,726 | 20.53% | |
| Total votes | ||||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 87,905 | ||
| UNA | Gingging Perez Almalbis | 62,374 | ||
| PFP | Ruth Dinglasan | 6,929 | ||
| PDDS | Marcelo Barruela Jr. | 3,862 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 103,872 | ||
| UNA | Medardo Pestaño | 28,639 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 68,110 | |||
| Total votes | 200,621 | |||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Antonio Del Rosario | 100,675 | 59.69 | |
| NUP | Jesus Maria Jose Avelino | 22,684 | 13.45 | |
| Independent | Conrado Tinsay | 2,894 | 1.72 | |
| Independent | Zinon Amoroso | 2,131 | 1.26 | |
| Margin of victory | 77,991 | 46.24% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 40,271 | 23.88 | ||
| Total votes | 168,655 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Antonio Del Rosario | 77,584 | 46.72 | |
| Ugyon Kita Capiz | Felipe Barredo | 45,859 | 27.62 | |
| Independent | Rodriguez Dadivas | 41,205 | 24.82 | |
| Independent | Conrado Tinsay II | 1,397 | 0.84 | |
| Valid ballots | 166,045 | 92.87 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,752 | 7.13 | ||
| Total votes | 178,797 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
1993 special
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar Roxas | Liberal Party | |||
| Total | ||||
| Total votes | 68,638 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 174,524 | 39.33 | ||
| Liberal Party hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ "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 April 11, 2020.