Albay's 1st congressional district

Albay's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map of Albay showing the location of its 1st district
Location of Albay within the Philippines
Province	Albay
Region	Bicol Region
Population	395,907 (2020) [1]
Electorate	265,019 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Tabaco Municipalities Bacacay Malilipot Malinao Santo Domingo Tiwi
Area	547.88 km2 (211.54 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Vacant

Albay's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. 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 Albay city of Tabaco and adjacent municipalities of Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo and Tiwi. It is currently vacant for the 19th Congress since the death of recent representative Edcel Lagman on January 30, 2025. ^[4]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Tomás Almonte	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
2			Marcial Calleja	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3			Domingo Díaz	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
(3)			Domingo Díaz	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
4			Agapito Buenconsejo	June 3, 1919	June 2, 1925	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
						6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
5			Francisco B. Peña	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
6			Julián Belén	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
7			Froilán Pavericio	June 2, 1931	August 9, 1931	9th	Demócrata	Elected in 1931. Died.
8			Julián M. Locsin	September 3, 1931	January 31, 1933		Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931 to finish Pavericio's term. Election annulled by House tribunal after electoral protest.
9			Exequiel Kare	January 31, 1933	September 16, 1935		Nacionalista Consolidado	Declared winner of 1931 special election.
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
10			José Bonto	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
11			Isabelo V. Binamira	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941. Oath taking deferred.	1945–1946 Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
12			Eulogio V. Lawenko	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
13			Lorenzo P. Ziga	December 30, 1949	November 4, 1954	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953. Died.
14			Tecla San Andres Ziga	November 8, 1955	December 30, 1961		Liberal	Elected in 1955 to finish Ziga's term.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
15			Venancio P. Ziga	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
16			Amando D. Cope	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
17			Edcel Lagman	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LABAN	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi
						9th	LDP	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
18			Krisel Lagman-Luistro	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2004	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
(17)			Edcel Lagman	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
						15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
19			Edcel Greco Alexandre Lagman Jr.	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
(17)			Edcel Lagman	June 30, 2016	January 30, 2025	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022. Died.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Albay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edcel Lagman	169,139	87.18
	Independent	Rebecca Quijano	17,420	8.98
	PGRP	Nards Bruce	4,275	2.20
	Independent	Adela Pleshette Villar	3,175	1.64
Total votes			194,009	100.00
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Albay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edcel Lagman	101,486	54.98
	NPC	Herbie Aguas	81,128	43.95
	Independent	Hernando Bruce	1,959	1.06
Margin of victory			20,358	11.03
Invalid or blank votes			15,845
Total votes			200,923
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edcel Lagman	102,939
	NPC	Antonio Betito	52,555
	PDP–Laban	Gregorio Luis Contacto	16,316
Invalid or blank votes			17,807
Total votes			189,617
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edcel Lagman Jr.	57,133	42.01
	UNA	Ricky Ziga	55,011	40.45
	PDP–Laban	Gregorio Luis Contacto	13,111	9.64
Margin of victory			2,122	1.56
Invalid or blank votes			10,759	7.91
Total votes			136,014	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Edcel Lagman	129,083	78.28
	Liberal	Wilfredo Brizuela	24,993	15.15
Valid ballots			154,076	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			10,827	6.57
Total votes			164,903	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Albay

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
2. "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. Lacuata, Rose Carmelle; Gulla, Vivienne (January 30, 2025). "Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman passes away" . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
5. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.