Pangasinan's 1st congressional district

Pangasinan's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Pangasinan's 1st congressional district in Pangasinan
Location of Pangasinan within the Philippines
Province	Pangasinan
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	454,365 (2020) [1]
Electorate	294,221 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	10 LGUs Cities Alaminos Municipalities Agno Anda Bani Bolinao Burgos Dasol Infanta Mabini Sual
Area	1,758.81 km2 (679.08 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Arthur F. Celeste
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Pangasinan's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan. 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 Pangasinan city of Alaminos and adjacent municipalities of Agno, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Mabini and Sual. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Arthur F. Celeste of the Nacionalista Party (NP). ^[4]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Nicanor Padilla	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Independent	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Infanta, Lingayen, Salasa, San Isidro de Potot, Sual
2			Cirilo Braganza	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Balincaguin, Bani, Bolinao, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Salasa, San Isidro de Potot, Sual
3			Vicente Solis	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Independent	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Balincaguin, Bani, Bolinao, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Salasa, San Isidro de Potot, Sual
4			Modesto Sison	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Balincaguin, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Salasa, Sual
5			Antonio Bengzon	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6			Mauro Navarro	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Elected in 1922.	1922–1931 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Balincaguin, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Sual
7			Enrique Braganza	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
8			Potenciano Pecson	June 5, 1928	September 16, 1935	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.	1931–1935 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Mabini, Sual
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			Anacleto B. Ramos	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Mabini, Sual
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Pangasinan'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.
10			José P. Bengzon	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Mabini, Sual
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
11			Juan de Guzmán Rodríguez	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Agno, Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Bugallon, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Mabini, Sual
12			Sulpicio R. Soriano	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
13			Mario Bengzon	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
14			Aguedo F. Agbayani	December 30, 1957	September 23, 1972	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Pangasinan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15			Oscar Orbos	June 30, 1987	January 1, 1990	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications.	1987–present Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta, Mabini, Sual
				June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Independent	Re-elected in 1992.
16			Hernani A. Braganza	June 30, 1995	February 12, 2001	10th	Lakas	Elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agrarian Reform.
17			Arthur F. Celeste	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
18			Jesus F. Celeste	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
19			Arnold F. Celeste	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
(17)			Arthur F. Celeste	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Arthur "Art" Celeste	155,372
	Aksyon	Oscar Orbos	82,983
Total votes			203,680
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Jesus Celeste	147,273
	Liberal	Wilmer Panabang	18,799
	KBL	Paul Tucay	3,140
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			34,468
Total votes			203,680
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Jesus Celeste	109,914	57.51
	Liberal	Leonildo Pulido	54,949	28.76
Margin of victory			54,965	28.75%
Invalid or blank votes			26,242	14.15
Total votes			191,105	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Jesus Celeste	82,577	48.36
	PMP	Maki Pulido	56,899	33.32
	Liberal	Danilo Dizon	21,875	12.81
	Nacionalista	Domingo Doctor, Jr.	8,042	4.71
	Aksyon	Christine Jimenez	929	0.54
	Independent	Vladimir Mauricio Mabalot III	431	0.25
Valid ballots			170,753	92.49
Invalid or blank votes			13,869	7.51
Total votes			184,622	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Pangasinan

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 September 29, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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 April 12, 2020.