Nueva Ecija's 1st congressional district

Nueva Ecija's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of the 1st congressional district in Nueva Ecija
Location of Nueva Ecija within the Philippines
Province	Nueva Ecija
Region	Central Luzon
Population	598,187 (2020) [1]
Electorate	388,005 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Aliaga Cuyapo Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Santo Domingo Talavera Zaragoza
Area	1,027.38 km2 (396.67 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1926
Representative	Mikaela Angela B. Suansing
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Nueva Ecija's 1st congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1928. ^[3] The district consists of the western municipalities of Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Nampicuan, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera and Zaragoza bordering Pangasinan and Tarlac. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mikaela Angela B. Suansing of the Lakas–CMD. ^{[4] [5]}

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created December 7, 1926 from Nueva Ecija's at-large district. [6]
1			Hermogenes Concepción Sr.	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.	1928–1935 Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
2			Manuel V. Gallego	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
3			José Robles Jr.	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
4			Manuel A. Alzate	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Nueva Ecija'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.
(2)			Manuel V. Gallego	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
5			José Cando	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Oath of office deferred to January 29, 1948 due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance candidates.	1946–1949 Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
6			José O. Corpus	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1957	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.	1949–1972 Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Jaen, Licab, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Quezon, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Talugtug, Zaragoza
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
7			Eugenio T. Baltao	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1969	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
8			Leopoldo D. Díaz	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Nueva Ecija's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
9			Eduardo Nonato Joson	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	KBL (BALANE)	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Aliaga, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Nampicuan, Quezon, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza
10			Renato Diaz	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
11			Josefina M. Joson	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	NPC (BALANE)	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(9)			Eduardo Nonato Joson	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Independent (BALANE)	Elected in 2007.
(11)			Josefina M. Joson	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC (BALANE)	Elected in 2010.
12			Estrellita B. Suansing	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal (Unang Sigaw)	Elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
13			Mikaela Angela B. Suansing	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.
							Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Mika Suansing	171,946	58.77
	PDP–Laban	Rommel Padilla	78,251	26.74
	RP	Alex Balutan	42,354	14.47
Total votes			292,551	100
	Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Estrelita Suansing	149,697
	Independent	Rommel Padilla	98,240
Total votes			247,937	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Estrelita Suansing	145,685
	UNA	Josefina Joson	78,512
Invalid or blank votes			31,478
Total votes			255,675
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Sigaw	Estrellita Suansing	94,952	45.12
	NPC	Mariano Cristino Joson	78,267	37.19
	Independent	Renato Diaz	14,805	7.03
Margin of victory			16,685	7.93%
Invalid or blank votes			22,427	10.66
Total votes			210,451	100.00

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Josefina Joson	107,202	53.37
	Lakas–Kampi	Renato Diaz	84,750	42.19
	Liberal	Richard Maliwat	6,388	3.18
	PGRP	Yolanda de Jesus	1,534	0.76
	Independent	Vitaliano Ugalde	998	0.50
Valid ballots			200,872	88.10
Invalid or blank votes			27,133	11.90
Total votes			228,005	100.00
	NPC gain from Independent

See also

• Legislative districts of Nueva Ecija

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 October 29, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 21, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 21, 2020.
5. Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 8, 2023). "Senior Deputy Speaker Gonzales, 3 other lawmakers join Lakas-CMD party". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
6. Act No. 3336 (December 7, 1926), An Act to Amend Sections One Hundred and Sixteen and One Hundred and Twenty-three of Act Numbered Twenty-seven Hundred and Eleven, Known as the Administrative Code., Lawyerly, retrieved April 21, 2020