Samar's 1st congressional district

Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Samar's 1st congressional district in Samar
Location of Samar within the Philippines
Province	Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	338,230 (2020) [1]
Electorate	260,534 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	10 LGUs Cities Calbayog Municipalities Almagro Gandara Matuguinao Pagsanghan San Jorge Santa Margarita Santo Niño Tagapul-an Tarangnan
Area	2,269.14 km2 (876.12 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Stephen James T. Tan
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Minority

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 20th Congress by Stephen James T. Tan of the Nacionalista Party (NP). ^[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the old province of Samar, the district consisted of the old province's northern municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, and San Roque. Following the split, Calbayog became part of Western Samar (now known simply as Samar), while the remaining municipalities formed Northern Samar, with each new province gaining distinct representation. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [6] [7]
1			Honorio Rosales	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Independent	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio
2			Vicente M. Obieta	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3			Tomás Gómez	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
4			Pedro K. Mendiola	October 16, 1916	June 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, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
						7th		Re-elected in 1925.
6			Tiburcio Tancinco	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
7			Antolin D. Tan	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
(6)			Tiburcio Tancinco	September 16, 1935	December 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
8			Agripino P. Escareal	December 30, 1938	December 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).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
9			Decoroso Rosales	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Weyler
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
(8)			Agripino P. Escareal	May 25, 1946	December 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
10			Gregorio Bienvenido V. Tan	December 30, 1953	November 4, 1954	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953. Died.
11			Eladio T. Balite	November 8, 1955	December 30, 1965		Nacionalista	Elected in 1955 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 and Western Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12			Jose A. Roño	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Almagro, Calbayog, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan
13			Rodolfo T. Tuazon	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
14			Reynaldo S. Uy	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
15			Mel Senen Sarmiento	June 30, 2010	September 11, 2015	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. [8]
16			Edgar Mary Sarmiento	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
						18th	NUP	Re-elected in 2019.
17			Stephen James T. Tan	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Stephen James Tan (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	203,330	100.00
Total			203,330	100.00
Valid votes			203,330	88.59
Invalid/blank votes			26,189	11.41
Total votes			229,519	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			289,756	79.21
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Stephen James "Jimboy" Tan	132,436
	NUP	Edgar Mary Sarmiento	92,561
Total votes				100.00%
	Nacionalista gain from NUP

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Edgar Sarmiento (incumbent)	103,884
	Nacionalista	Stephen James Tan	92,473
Total votes				100.00%
	NUP hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edgar Sarmiento	86,115	51.86%
	Nacionalista	Monmon Uy	77,548	46.70%
	Independent	Irma Sarmiento	2,401	1.45%
Valid ballots			166,064	89.33%
Margin of victory			8,567	5.16%
Invalid or blank votes			19,843	10.67%
Total votes			185,907	100.00%
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mel Senen Sarmiento	51,335	52.71
	Nacionalista	Arnold Tan	30,662	31.48
	Independent	Antolin Tan	771	0.79
Margin of victory			20,673	21.23%
Invalid or blank votes			14,624	15.02
Total votes			97,392	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Mel Senen Sarmiento	82,787	56.81
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Tuazon	52,572	36.07
	Independent	Rodrigo Tuazon	5,731	3.93
	Independent	Alex Tuazon	2,766	1.90
	NPC	Mario Roño	1,879	1.29
Valid ballots			145,735	93.74
Invalid or blank votes			9,740	6.26
Total votes			155,475	100,00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Samar

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 13, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 12, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 12, 2020.
5. Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar, Lawyerly, retrieved October 13, 2024
6. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. 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.
8. Sabillo, Kristine Angeli (September 29, 2015). "Sarmiento takes oath as Interior Secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.