Cavite's 1st congressional district

Cavite's 1st congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the city of Cavite and its adjacent municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Francis Gerald A. Abaya of the Liberal Party (LP).[4]

Cavite's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cavite within the Philippines
ProvinceCavite
RegionCalabarzon
Population342,824 (2015)[1]
Electorate212,822 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area88.34 km²
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeFrancis Gerald A. Abaya
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created February 2, 1987.
1 Leonardo L. Guerrero July 27, 1987 June 17, 1992 8th Elected in 1987. 1987–2010:
Bacoor, Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
2 Dominador G. Nazareno, Jr. July 27, 1992 June 9, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
3 Plaridel M. Abaya July 24, 1995 June 4, 2004 10th NPC Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
4 Joseph Emilio A. Abaya July 26, 2004 October 18, 2012 10th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications. 2010–present:
Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
5 Francis Gerald A. Abaya July 22, 2013 Present 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 117,031 89.28%
PMP Jose Luis Granados 14,053 10.72%
Total votes 131,084 100%
Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 114,700 86.5%
NPC Marina Rieta Granados 17,605 13.5%
Total votes 132,305 100%
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 81,724 76.58%
Nacionalista Federico Poblete 24,994 23.42%
Total votes 106,718 100%
Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Emilio Abaya 75,408 55.37%
Lakas–Kampi Bernardo Paredes 58,780 43.60%
Independent Adel Dinero 2,009 1.48%
Invalid or blank votes 7,330 5.11%
Total votes 143,527 100%
Liberal hold

See also

References

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