Sorsogon's 1st congressional district

Sorsogon's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of the 1st congressional district in Sorsogon
Location of Sorsogon within the Philippines
Province	Sorsogon
Region	Bicol Region
Population	441,959 (2020) [1]
Electorate	274,532 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Sorsogon City Municipalities Casiguran Castilla Donsol Magallanes Pilar
Area	1,103.73 km2 (426.15 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Maria Bernadette G. Escudero
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Sorsogon's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon. 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 provincial capital, Sorsogon City, and adjacent municipalities of Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes and Pilar. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Maria Bernadette G. Escudero of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^[4]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Vicente de Vera	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Independent	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon
2			Leoncio Grajo	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1912.
3			Manuel Escudero	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Independent	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon
(2)			Leoncio Grajo	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
4			Antonio H. Rocha	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena
5			Juan Reyes	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Demócrata	Elected in 1925.
6			Justino Encinas	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
7			Adolfo Gerona	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
8			Norberto A. Roque	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Sorsogon'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)			Norberto A. Roque	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			Pacifico F. Lim	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena
10			Modesto G. Galias	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
11			Salvador R. Encinas	December 30, 1953	September 23, 1972	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12			Salvador Escudero	June 30, 1987	April 15, 1996	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City
						9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agriculture.
13			Francis Escudero	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(12)			Salvador Escudero	June 30, 2007	August 13, 2012	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
						15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010. Died.
14			Evelina G. Escudero	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	NPC	Elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
15			Maria Bernadette G. Escudero	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NPC	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Maria Bernadette "Dette" Escudero	141,922
	NUP	Joan Lorenzano	71,217
	Independent	Rommel Japson	2,149
Total votes			215,288	100
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Evelina Escudero (incumbent)	118,436
	PDP–Laban	Christine Balita	62,051
	PFP	Eddie Lotino	1,564
Total votes				100
	NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Evelina Escudero (incumbent)	116,069
Invalid or blank votes			64,305
Total votes			180,374
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Evelina Escudero	55,425	50.34
	Independent	Aeneas Eli Diaz	28,006	25.43
	Independent	Arnulfo Perete	12,581	11.43
Margin of victory			27,419	24.90%
Invalid or blank votes			14,099	12.80
Total votes			110,111	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Salvador Escudero III	89,512	54.56
	Nacionalista	Edwin Hamor	63,287	38.57
Valid ballots			152,799	93.13
Invalid or blank votes			11,274	6.87
Total votes			164,073	100.00
	Liberal hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Sorsogon

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 31, 2024.
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 May 13, 2023.
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.