Cavite's 1st congressional district explained

Cavite's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Cavite
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Calabarzon
Population:	368,468 (2020)^[1]
Electorate:	260,439 (2022)^[2]
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Jolo Revilla
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	Lakas-CMD
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Cavite's 1st congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the city of Cavite and its adjacent municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jolo Revilla of Lakas–CMD.^[4]

The district previously included the city of Bacoor until 2010.^[5]

Representation history

	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cavite's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.
1		Leonardo L. Guerrero	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1987.	1987–2010 Bacoor, Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
2		Dominador G. Nazareno, Jr.	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
3		Plaridel M. Abaya	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
					11th		Re-elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
4		Joseph Emilio A. Abaya	June 30, 2004	October 18, 2012	13th	Liberal	Elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications.	2010–present Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
5		Francis Gerald A. Abaya	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
6		Ramon Jolo B. Revilla III	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2007

See also

• Legislative districts of Cavite

Notes and References

1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.
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. October 21, 2023.
3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . May 5, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
4. Web site: House Members . . May 5, 2020.
5. RA. 9727. An Act Reapportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts. Senate of the Philippines. July 27, 2009. May 3, 2020.