Samar's 1st congressional district

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Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Samar's 1st congressional district in Samar
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Location of Samar within the Philippines
Province Samar
Region Eastern Visayas
Population332,320 (2015) [1]
Electorate213,172 (2016) [2]
Major settlements
Area2,269.14 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeStephen James T. Tan
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMinority

Samar's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. 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 city of Calbayog and adjacent municipalities of Almagro, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an and Tarangnan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Stephen James T. Tan of the Nacionalista Party (NP) [4]

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Representation history

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Samar's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1Honorio RosalesOctober 16, 1907October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907.1907–1912
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio
2Vicente M. ObietaOctober 16, 1909October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3 Tomás Gómez October 16, 1912October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.1912–1916
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler

Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4Pedro K. MendiolaOctober 16, 1916June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916.1916–1935
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 José Avelino June 6, 1922June 5, 1928 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6Tiburcio TancincoJune 5, 1928June 5, 1934 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
7Antolin D. TanJune 5, 1934September 16, 1935 10th Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Elected in 1934.
#MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
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Samar's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6)Tiburcio TancincoSeptember 16, 1935December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.1935–1941
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
8Agripino P. EscarealDecember 30, 1938December 30, 1941 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Samar's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
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PartyElectoral historyConstituent
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Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 Decoroso Rosales June 11, 1945May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941.1945–1946
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
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Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(8)Agripino P. EscarealMay 25, 1946December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Elected in 1946.1946–1949
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
2nd Re-elected in 1949.1949–1957
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Jose
10Gregorio Bienvenido V. TanDecember 30, 1953November 4, 1954 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
Died.
11Eladio T. BaliteNovember 8, 1955December 30, 1965 Nacionalista Elected to finish Tan's term.
4th Re-elected in 1957.1957–1961
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose
5th Liberal Re-elected in 1961.
Redistricted to Northern Samar's at-large district.
1961–1965
Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Roque
District dissolved into Northern Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12Jose A. RoñoJune 30, 1987June 30, 1992 8th KBL Elected in 1987.1987–present
Almagro, Calbayog, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan
13Rodolfo T. TuazonJune 30, 1992June 30, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
14Reynaldo S. UyJune 30, 2001June 30, 2010 12th Liberal Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas Re-elected in 2007.
15 Mel Senen Sarmiento June 30, 2010September 11, 2015 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013. Resigned in order to be appointed as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. [7]
16 Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento June 30, 2016June 30, 2022 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th NUP Re-elected in 2019.
17Stephen James T. TanJune 30, 2022Incumbent 19th Nacionalista Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Stephen James "Jimboy" Tan 132,436
NUP Edgar Mary Sarmiento 92,561
Total votes100.00%
Nacionalista gain from NUP

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Edgar Sarmiento (incumbent) 103,884
Nacionalista Stephen James Tan92,473
Total votes100.00%
NUP hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Edgar Sarmiento 86,115 51.86%
Nacionalista Monmon Uy77,54846.70%
Independent Irma Sarmiento2,4011.45%
Valid ballots166,06489.33%
Margin of victory8,5675.16%
Invalid or blank votes19,84310.67%
Total votes185,907 100.00%
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Mel Senen Sarmiento 51,335 52.71
Nacionalista Arnold Tan30,66231.48
Independent Antolin Tan7710.79
Margin of victory20,67321.23%
Invalid or blank votes14,62415.02
Total votes97,392 100.00
Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Mel Senen Sarmiento 82,787 56.81
Nacionalista Rodolfo Tuazon52,57236.07
Independent Rodrigo Tuazon5,7313.93
Independent Alex Tuazon2,7661.90
NPC Mario Roño1,8791.29
Valid ballots145,73593.74
Invalid or blank votes9,7406.26
Total votes155,475 100,00
Lakas–Kampi hold

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