Capiz's 1st congressional district Congressional district of the Philippines
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] Roxas and adjacent municipalities of Maayon , Panay , Panitan , Pilar , Pontevedra and President Roxas . It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emmanuel A. Billones of the Liberal Party (LP).[ 4]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
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 .
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 Elected in 1922 .
7th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1925 .
8th
Re-elected in 1928 .
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
10th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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(5 )
Manuel Roxas
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1938
1st
Nacionalista 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) .
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Member
Term of office
Common
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Electoral history
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6 )
Ramón A. Arnaldo
June 11, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Capiz , Cuartero , Dao , Dumarao , Ivisan , Panay , Panitan , Pilar , Pontevedra
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
Start
End
(6 )
Ramón A. Arnaldo
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1953
1st
Liberal
Re-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, 1963
4th
Liberal
Elected in 1957 .
1957–1972 Cuartero , Dao , Dumarao , Ivisan , Maayon , Panay , Panitan , Pilar , Pontevedra , President Roxas , Roxas
5th
Re-elected in 1961 .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
Elected in 1969 .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 .
12
Mar Roxas
September 1, 1993
January 2, 2000
Liberal
Elected in 1993 to finish his brother's term.
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
11th
Re-elected in 1998 .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 .
19th
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
1993 special
1993 Capiz's 1st congressional district special election Candidate Party Votes % Mar Roxas Liberal Party Total Total votes 68,638 – Registered voters/turnout 174,524 39.33 Liberal Party hold
See also
References
^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority . Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile" . Commission on Elections (Philippines) . Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved August 5, 2022 .^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)" . Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved April 11, 2020 .
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct.
Districts per region
