Capiz's 1st congressional district

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 18th 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
Location of Capiz within the Philippines
ProvinceCapiz
RegionWestern Visayas
Population413,213 (2015)[1]
Electorate239,712 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area730.41 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEmmanuel A. Billones
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
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Capiz's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
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 Islands

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
Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
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Capiz's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(5) Manuel Roxas September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
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
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Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6) Ramón A. Arnaldo June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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(6) Ramón A. Arnaldo May 25, 1946 December 30, 1953 1st Liberal 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, 1964 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 Re-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 February 29, 2000 Liberal Elected to finish Roxas'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.

Election results

2016

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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Emmanuel Billones Sr. 103,872
UNA Medardo Pestaño 28,639
Invalid or blank votes 68,110
Total votes 200,621

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 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 April 11, 2020.

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