Bulacan's 1st congressional district explained

Bulacan's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Bulacan
Region Label:Region
Region:Central Luzon
Population:758,872 (2020)[1]
Electorate:437,780 (2022)[2]
Area:385.73 km2
Year:1907
Members Label:Representative
Members:Danilo A. Domingo
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: NUP
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Bulacan's 1st congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. 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 city of Malolos and adjacent municipalities of Bulakan (Bulacan), Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong and Pulilan.[4] [5] Until its second dissolution in 1972, it also consisted of Balagtas, Bustos, Guiguinto (formerly Bigaa), and Plaridel (formerly Quingua). It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Danilo A. Domingo of the National Unity Party (NUP).[6]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[7] [8]
1Aguedo VelardeOctober 16, 1907October 16, 19091stNacionalistaElected in 1907.1907–1909
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Quingua
2Hermogenes ReyesOctober 16, 1909October 16, 19122ndNacionalistaElected in 1909.1909–1912
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
(1)Aguedo VelardeOctober 16, 1912December 22, 19133rdNacionalistaElected in 1912.
Died.
1912–1916
Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
3Ambrosio SantosMay 15, 1914October 16, 1916NacionalistaElected in 1914 to finish Velarde's term.

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

4Mariano EscuetaOctober 16, 1916June 3, 19194thLiga PopularElected in 1916.1916–1919
Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
5José PadillaJune 3, 1919June 5, 19285thDemócrataElected in 1919.1919–1935
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
6thRe-elected in 1922.
7thRe-elected in 1925.
6Ángelo SuntayJune 5, 1928June 2, 19318thDemócrataElected in 1928.
7Francisco Afan DelgadoJune 2, 1931September 16, 19359thNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
10thNacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

8Nicolas BuendiaSeptember 16, 1935December 30, 19411stNacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.1935–1938
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.1938–1941
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the two-seat Bulacan's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9León Valencia1stNacionalistaElected in 1941.
Died before start of term.
1945–1946
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

10Jesús B. Lava1stDemocratic AllianceElected in 1946.
Did not serve term due to electoral protest.
1946–1969
Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
11Florante C. RoqueMay 25, 1946May 4, 1953LiberalDeclared winner of 1946 elections.
2ndRe-elected in 1949.
Removed from office after electoral protest.
12Erasmo R. CruzMay 4, 1953December 30, 1957NacionalistaDeclared winner of 1949 elections.
3rdRe-elected in 1953.
13José C. Suntay Jr.December 30, 1957December 30, 19614thLiberalElected in 1957.
14Teodulo C. NatividadDecember 30, 1961September 23, 19725thNacionalistaElected in 1961.
6thRe-elected in 1965.
7thRe-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
1969–1972
Balagtas, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Bulacan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15Francisco B. Aniag Jr.June 30, 1987June 30, 19928thLakas ng BansaElected in 1987.1987–2007
Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
(14)Teodulo C. NatividadJune 30, 1992June 30, 19989thLDPElected in 1992.
10thLAMMPRe-elected in 1995.
16Wilhelmino Sy-AlvaradoJune 30, 1998June 30, 200711thLAMMPElected in 1998.
12thLakasRe-elected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
17Victoria Sy-AlvaradoJune 30, 2007June 30, 201614thElected in 2007.2007–present
Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
15thNUPRe-elected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
18Jose Antonio Sy-AlvaradoJune 30, 2016June 30, 202217thLiberalElected in 2016.
18thNUPRe-elected in 2019.
PDP–Laban
19Danilo A. DomingoJune 30, 2022Incumbent19thNUPElected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead . April 5, 2022 . . April 11, 2020 .
  2. Web site: 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. January 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . April 11, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. April 10, 2020.
  5. Web site: THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: House Members . . January 23, 2023.
  7. Act. 1582. January 9, 1907. An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes. Lawyerly. February 20, 2021.
  8. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . April 11, 2020 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.