Batangas's 1st congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Batangas |
Region | Calabarzon |
Population | 635,962 (2020) [1] |
Electorate | 393,786 (2022) [2] |
Major settlements | |
Area | 924.83 km2 (357.08 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Eric Buhain |
Political party | Nacionalista |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Batangas's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. 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 western Batangas municipalities of Balayan, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal and Tuy and the component city of Calaca. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Eric Buhain of the Nacionalista Party (NP). [4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the first district encompassed the western Batangas municipalities of Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal, and Tuy. [5] Tanauan was also a part of the district until it was reapportioned to the third district in 1928. [6] Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it was reduced to eight municipalities that currently remain within its jurisdiction, while four other municipalities were reapportioned to the second and third districts, respectively. [7] [8]
# | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Batangas's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [9] | ||||||||
1 | Felipe Agoncillo | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1912 Balayan, Calaca, Lemery, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan | |
2 | Galicano Apacible | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | ||
3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | 1912–1916 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Tuy | ||||||
Batangas's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
3 | Ramón Diokno | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Tuy | |
4 | Vicente Lontoc | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1928 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Tuy | |
5 | Antonio de las Alas | June 6, 1922 | February 18, 1933 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | ||
7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
8th | Re-elected in 1928. | 1928–1935 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy | ||||||
9th | Re-elected in 1931. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Communications. | |||||||
(3) | Ramón Diokno | February 18, 1933 | September 16, 1935 | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected to finish de las Alas's term. | |||
10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Re-elected in 1934. | ||||||
# | Member | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Batangas's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
6 | Natalio López | September 16, 1935 | October 26, 1936 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Elected in 1935. Election annulled by electoral commission. | 1935–1941 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy | |
7 | Miguel Tolentino | October 26, 1936 | December 30, 1941 | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Declared winner of 1935 elections. | |||
2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
District dissolved into the two-seat Batangas'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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Batangas's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
8 | Felixberto Serrano | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy | |
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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(8) | Felixberto Serrano | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy | |
9 | Apolinario R. Apacible | December 30, 1949 | August 22, 1963 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1957 Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy | |
3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||
4th | Re-elected in 1957. | 1957–1961 Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Taal, Tuy | ||||||
5th | Re-elected in 1961. Died. | 1961–1972 Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal, Tuy | ||||||
10 | Luis N. López | January 27, 1964 | December 30, 1965 | Liberal | Elected to finish Apacible's term. | |||
11 | Federico M. Serrano | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
12 | Roberto C. Diokno | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Batangas's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
13 | Conrado V. Apacible | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Tuy | |
14 | Eduardo Ermita | June 30, 1992 | January 25, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. | ||
10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
11th | Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as acting Secretary of National Defense. | |||||||
15 | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
16 | Tomas Apacible | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | ||
(15) | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2013. | ||
17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||
18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
17 | Eric Buhain | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2022. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nacionalista | Eric Buhain | 143,573 | 45.29% | |
NPC | Lisa Ermita | 127,421 | 40.19% | |
PPP | Gerry Manalo | 42,192 | 13.31% | |
Ang Kapatiran | Luisito Ruiz | 3,839 | 1.21% | |
Total votes | 317,025 | 100.00% | ||
Nacionalista hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nacionalista | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | 209,091 | 81.27 | |
PDP–Laban | Conrado Apacible | 48,158 | 18.72 | |
Total votes | 257,249 | 100.00 | ||
Nacionalista hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nacionalista | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | 191,351 | 69.49 | |
Independent | Valentino Lopez | 43,846 | 15.92 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 40,164 | 14.59 | ||
Total votes | 275,361 | 100.00 | ||
Nacionalista hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nacionalista | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | 103,571 | 45.61 | |||
Liberal | Tomas Apacible | 98,252 | 43.27 | |||
Independent | Luisito Ruiz | 2,640 | 1.16 | |||
Independent | Reynaldo Albajera | 1,444 | 0.64 | |||
Margin of victory | 5,319 | 2.34% | ||||
Invalid or blank votes | 21,178 | 9.33 | ||||
Total votes | 227,085 | 100.00 | ||||
Nacionalista gain from Liberal | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Liberal | Tomas Apacible | 124,196 | 54.83 | |||
Lakas–Kampi | Eduardo Ermita | 102,890 | 45.17 | |||
Valid ballots | 227,806 | 91.71 | ||||
Invalid or blank votes | 20,600 | 8.29 | ||||
Total votes | 248,406 | 100.00 | ||||
Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Lakas | Eileen Ermita-Buhain | 101,127 | 58.26 | |
UNO | Raymund Apacible | 72,448 | 41.74 | |
Total votes | 173,575 | 100.00 | ||
Lakas hold | ||||
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