Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district

Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. 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 Negros Occidental cities of Escalante and San Carlos, as well as adjacent municipalities of Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto and Toboso. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]

Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
ProvinceNegros Occidental
RegionWestern Visayas
Population375,006 (2015)[1]
Electorate217,449 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,436.59 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeGerardo P. Valmayor Jr.
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

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

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Antonio Ledesma Jayme October 16, 1907 March 13, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
2 José López Villanueva October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3 Melecio Severino October 16, 1912 May 25, 1915 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.
Died.

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

4 Lope P. Severino October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1925
Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 Serafín P. Hilado June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925. 1925–1935
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
6 José Locsin June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1928.
7 Enrique Magalona June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Nacionalista Elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Negros Occidental's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(7) Enrique Magalona September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental'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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Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(7) Enrique Magalona June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

8 Vicente F. Gustilo Sr. May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
9 Francisco Ferrer December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949. 1949–1969
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Toboso, Victorias
10 José B. Puey December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Democratic Elected in 1953.
(8) Vicente F. Gustilo Sr. December 30, 1957 December 17, 1962 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
Died.
11 Armando C. Gustilo January 27, 1964 September 23, 1972 Nacionalista Elected to finish Gustilo Sr.'s term.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.		 1969–1972
Cadiz, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Silay, Toboso, Victorias
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12 Salvador S. Laguda June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Calatrava, Escalante, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos, Toboso
13 Tranquilino B. Carmona June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
14 Julio A. Ledesma IV June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th NPC Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
(13) Tranquilino B. Carmona June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2004.
(14) Julio A. Ledesma IV June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th NPC Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
15 Melecio Yap Jr. June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th NPC Elected in 2016.
16 Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th NPC Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Melecio Yap 93,695 66.27%
Liberal Santiago Maravillas 44,298 31.33%
KBL Ernesto Librando 3,388 2.39%
Invalid or blank votes 43,928
Total votes 185,309 100.00%

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Jules Ledesma 76,727 52.57
PMP Nehemias Dela Cruz Sr. 47,922 32.83
Aksyon Ernesto Librando 486 0.33
Independent Leopoldo Sua 114 0.08
Margin of victory 28,805 19.73%
Invalid or blank votes 20,710 14.19
Total votes 145,959 100.00
NPC hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Julio Ledesma IV 123,970 94.01
Independent Ernesto Librando 7,904 5.99
Valid ballots 131,874 83.79
Invalid or blank votes 25,514 16.21
Total votes 157,388 100.00
NPC 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 14, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 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 12, 2020.

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