Albay's 1st congressional district

Albay's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. 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 Albay city of Tabaco and adjacent municipalities of Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo and Tiwi. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Edcel Lagman of the Liberal Party (LP).[4]

Albay's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Albay within the Philippines
ProvinceAlbay
RegionBicol Region
Population373,947 (2015)[1]
Electorate220,819 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area547.88 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEdcel Lagman
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMinority

Representation history
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Albay's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Tomás Almonte October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
2 Marcial Calleja October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909.
3 Domingo Díaz October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.

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

(3) Domingo Díaz October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
4 Agapito Buenconsejo June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
6th Re-elected in 1922.
5 Francisco B. Peña June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1925.
6 Julián Belén June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1928.
7 Froilán Paverico June 2, 1931 August 9, 1931 9th Democrata Elected in 1931.
Died.
8 Julián M. Locsin September 3, 1931 January 31, 1933 Nacionalista Elected to finish Paverico's term.
Election annulled by House tribunal after electoral protest.
9 Exequiel Kare January 31, 1933 September 16, 1935 Nacionalista Declared winner of 1931 special election.
10th Nacionalista
Democratico		 Re-elected in 1934.
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Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
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Albay's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

10 José Bonto September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democratico		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Member Term of office Common
wealth
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Albay's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
11 Isabelo V. Binamira June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
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12 Eulogio V. Lawenko May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1946. 1946–1972
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
13 Lorenzo P. Ziga December 30, 1949 November 4, 1954 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953.
Died.
14 Tecla San Andres Ziga November 8, 1955 December 30, 1961 Liberal Elected to finish Ziga's term.
4th Re-elected in 1957.
15 Venancio P. Ziga December 30, 1961 December 30, 1969 5th Liberal Elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
16 Amando D. Cope 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 V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
17 Edcel Lagman June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th LABAN Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
18 Krisel B. Lagman-Luistro June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2001.
(17) Edcel Lagman June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
19 Edcel B. Lagman Jr. June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
(17) Edcel Lagman June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Albay
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edcel Lagman 101,486 54.98
NPC Herbie Aguas 81,128 43.95
Independent Hernando Bruce 1,959 1.06
Invalid or blank votes 15,845
Total votes 200,923
Margin of victory 20,358 11.03
Liberal hold

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edcel C. Lagman 102,939
NPC Antonio Betito 52,555
PDP–Laban Gregorio Luis Contacto 16,316
Invalid or blank votes 17,807
Total votes 189,617
Liberal hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edcel Lagman, Jr. 57,133 42.01
UNA Ricky Ziga 55,011 40.45
PDP–Laban Gregorio Luis Contacto 13,111 9.64
Margin of victory 2,122 1.56%
Invalid or blank votes 10,759 7.91
Total votes 136,014 100.00
Liberal gain from Independent

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Edcel Lagman 129,083 78.28
Liberal Wilfredo Brizuela 24,993 15.15
Valid ballots 154,076 93.43
Invalid or blank votes 10,827 6.57
Total votes 164,903 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. 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. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

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