Samar's 1st congressional district

Samar's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. 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 city of Calbayog and adjacent municipalities of Almagro, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an and Tarangnan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Samar's 1st congressional district in Samar
Location of Samar within the Philippines
ProvinceSamar
RegionEastern Visayas
Population332,320 (2015)[1]
Electorate213,172 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,269.14 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEdgar Mary S. Sarmiento
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

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

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Honorio Rosales October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907. 1907–1912
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio
2 Vicente M. Obieta October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3 Tomás Gómez October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912. 1912–1916
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler

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

4 Pedro K. Mendiola October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 José Avelino June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Democrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6 Tiburcio Tancinco June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
7 Antolin D. Tan June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Nacionalista
Pro-Independencia		 Elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
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Samar's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6) Tiburcio Tancinco September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
Democratico		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
8 Agripino P. Escareal December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Samar'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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Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 Decoro Rosales June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(8) Agripino P. Escareal May 25, 1946 December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
2nd Re-elected in 1949. 1949–1957
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Jose
10 Gregorio Bienvenido V. Tan December 30, 1953 November 4, 1954 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
Died.
11 Eladio T. Balite November 8, 1955 December 30, 1965 Nacionalista Elected to finish Tan's term.
4th Re-elected in 1957. 1957–1961
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose
5th Liberal Re-elected in 1961. 1961–1965
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Roque
District dissolved into Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12 Jose A. Roño June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th KBL Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Almagro, Calbayog, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan
13 Rodolfo T. Tuazon June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
14 Reynaldo S. Uy June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Liberal Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
15 Mel Senen Sarmiento June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
16 Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th NUP Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edgar Sarmiento 86,115 51.86%
Nacionalista Monmon Uy 77,548 46.70%
Independent Irma Sarmiento 2,401 1.45%
Valid ballots 166,064 89.33%
Margin of victory 8,567 5.16%
Invalid or blank votes 19,843 10.67%
Total votes 185,907 100.00%
Liberal hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Mel Senen Sarmiento 51,335 52.71
Nacionalista Arnold Tan 30,662 31.48
Independent Antolin Tan 771 0.79
Margin of victory 20,673 21.23%
Invalid or blank votes 14,624 15.02
Total votes 97,392 100.00
Liberal hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Mel Senen Sarmiento 82,787 56.81
Nacionalista Rodolfo Tuazon 52,572 36.07
Independent Rodrigo Tuazon 5,731 3.93
Independent Alex Tuazon 2,766 1.90
NPC Mario Roño 1,879 1.29
Valid ballots 145,735 93.74
Invalid or blank votes 9,740 6.26
Total votes 155,475 100,00
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 April 12, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 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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