Manila's 1st congressional district

Manila's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Manila's 1st congressional district in Manila
Location of Manila within Metro Manila
City	Manila
Region	Metro Manila
Population	441,282 (2020) [1]
Electorate	264,362 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	West Tondo (Barangays 1–146)
Area	4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr.
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

Manila's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. 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 barangays 1 to 146 in the western part of the Manila district of Tondo, west of Dagupan Street, Estero de Vitas and Estero de Sunog Apog bordering Navotas. ^[4] It used to encompass the entire district of Tondo until 1972, as well as the districts of Binondo, Intramuros, and San Nicolas until 1949 due to the revision of Manila's city charter. ^[5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr. of Lakas–CMD. ^[6]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [7] [8]
1			Dominador Gómez	October 16, 1907	June 18, 1908	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907. Expelled in 1908. Re-elected in 1908 to finish his term. Resigned.	1907–1916 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
2			Justo Lukban	August 11, 1908	January 26, 1911		Liga Popular	Elected in 1908 to finish Gómez's term.
						2nd		Re-elected in 1909. Re-election annulled by the Assembly due to lack of residency.
(1)			Dominador Gómez	January 26, 1911	October 16, 1912		Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1909 elections.
3			Isidoro de Santos	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
4			Antonio Montenegro	October 16, 1916	July 21, 1919	4th	Demócrata	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
5			Juan G. Nolasco	July 21, 1919	October 27, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6			Gregorio Perfecto	October 27, 1922	July 26, 1928	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
						7th		Re-elected in 1925.
7			Francisco Varona	July 26, 1928	November 25, 1935	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
(6)			Gregorio Perfecto	November 25, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Manila'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.
8			Engracio F. Clemeña	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Popular Front	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			José Topacio Nueno	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Popular Front	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
(8)			Engracio F. Clemeña	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1972 Tondo
10			Ángel M. Castaño	December 30, 1953	August 22, 1957	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953. Resigned upon appointment as Secretary of Labor.
11			Salvador L. Mariño	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
12			Fidel A. Santiago	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
13			Francisco G. Reyes	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nineteen-seat Region IV's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Manila's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14			Martin B. Isidro	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present west Tondo
						9th		Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
15			Ernesto A. Nieva	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
16			Benjamin D.R. Asilo	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
17			Manuel Luis T. Lopez	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
						18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
18			Ernesto M. Dionisio, Jr.	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Manila

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Asenso	Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio Jr.	88,327	44.66
	PDP–Laban	Manny Lopez (incumbent)	74,991	37.92
	Liberal	Benjamin "Atong" Asilo	34,441	17.42
Total votes			197,759	100.00
	Asenso gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez (incumbent)	86,993	54.27
	PMP	Benjamin "Atong" Asilo	73,306	45.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			160,299	100.00
	NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manny Lopez	55,627	35.3
	Liberal	Roberto Asilo	43,640	27.7
	Asenso	Ernesto Dionisio, Jr.	42,878	27.3
	Independent	Erick Ian Nieva	15,267	9.7
Invalid or blank votes			16,228
Total votes			173,640
	NPC gain from Liberal

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Benjamin Asilo	82,579	63.61
	UNA	Ernesto Dionisio, Sr.	44,420	34.22
	Independent	Fernando Diaz	2,243	1.73
	Independent	Ricardo Bacolod	573	0.44
Total votes			129,815	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KKK	Benjamin Asilo	82,249	58.27
	Lakas–Kampi	Mina Nieva	40,880	28.96
	Nacionalista	Arlene Koa	14.090	9.98
	KBL	Fernando Diaz	3,500	2.48
	Independent	Ranilo Dacay	441	0.31
Valid ballots			141,160	93.92
Invalid or blank votes			9,135	6.08
Total votes			150,295	100.00
	KKK hold

August 1908 special

1908 Philippine Assembly special election at Manila's 1st legislative district ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liga Popular	Justo Lukban	2,102	55.33	+12.28
	Nacionalista	José Turiano Santiago	1,697	44.67	−12.28
Total votes			3,799	100.00	+24.19
	Liga Popular gain from Nacionalista		Swing	12.28

March 1908 special

1908 Philippine Assembly special election at Manila's 1st legislative district ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Dominador Gómez	1,742	56.95
	Liga Popular	Justo Lukban	1,317	43.05
Total votes			3,059	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Manila

References

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4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
5. Republic Act No. 409 (June 18, 1949), An act to revise the charter of the City of Manila, and for other purposes, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved October 27, 2023
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
7. Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes , retrieved February 20, 2021
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9. Ingles (2008), pp. 209–210
10. Ingles (2008), p. 85