Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district explained

Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Negros Occidental
Region Label:Region
Region:Western Visayas
Population:381,716 (2020)[1]
Electorate:276,286 (2022)[2]
Area:1,436.59 km²
Year:1907
Members Label:Representative
Members:Gerardo Valmayor Jr.
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: NPC
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Negros Occidental's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. 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 northern Negros Occidental cities of Escalante and San Carlos, as well as adjacent municipalities of Calatrava, Don Salvador Benedicto and Toboso. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Gerardo Valmayor Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Negros Occidental's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5] [6]
1Antonio Ledesma JaymeOctober 16, 1907March 13, 19091stNacionalistaElected in 1907.1907–1916
Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
2José López VillanuevaOctober 16, 1909October 16, 19122ndNacionalistaElected in 1909.
3Melecio SeverinoOctober 16, 1912May 16, 19153rdNacionalistaElected in 1912.
Died.

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

4Lope P. SeverinoOctober 16, 1916June 6, 19224thNacionalistaElected in 1916.1916–1925
Cadiz, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
5thRe-elected in 1919.
5Serafín P. HiladoJune 6, 1922June 5, 19286thNacionalista
Unipersonalista		Elected in 1922.
7thNacionalista
Consolidado		Re-elected in 1925.1925–1935
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
6José LocsinJune 5, 1928June 2, 19318thNacionalista
Consolidado		Elected in 1928.
7Enrique MagalonaJune 2, 1931September 16, 19359thNacionalista
Consolidado		Elected in 1931.
10thNacionalista
Democrático		Re-elected in 1934.
MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly		PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

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

(7)Enrique MagalonaSeptember 16, 1935December 30, 19411stNacionalista
Democrático		Re-elected in 1935.1935–1941
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress		PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

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

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(7)Enrique MagalonaJune 11, 1945May 25, 19461stNacionalistaRe-elected in 1941.1945–1946
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Negros Occidental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

8Vicente F. Gustilo Sr.May 25, 1946December 30, 19491stNacionalistaElected in 1946.1946–1949
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Victorias
9Francisco FerrerDecember 30, 1949December 30, 19532ndLiberalElected in 1949.1949–1969
Cadiz, Calatrava, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Saravia, Silay, Toboso, Victorias
10José B. PueyDecember 30, 1953December 30, 19573rdDemocraticElected in 1953.
(8)Vicente F. Gustilo Sr.December 30, 1957December 17, 19624thNacionalistaElected in 1957.
5thRe-elected in 1961.
Died.
11Armando C. GustiloJanuary 27, 1964September 23, 1972NacionalistaElected in 1963 to finish Gustilo Sr.'s term.
6thRe-elected in 1965.
7thRe-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.		1969–1972
Cadiz, Calatrava, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Silay, Toboso, Victorias
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12Salvador S. LagudaJune 30, 1987June 30, 19928thLakas ng BansaElected in 1987.1987–present
Calatrava, Escalante, Don Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos, Toboso
13Tranquilino B. CarmonaJune 30, 1992June 30, 19959thNPCElected in 1992.
14Julio A. Ledesma IVJune 30, 1995June 30, 200410thNPCElected in 1995.
11thRe-elected in 1998.
12thRe-elected in 2001.
(13)Tranquilino B. CarmonaJune 30, 2004June 30, 200713thLakasRe-elected in 2004.
(14)Julio A. Ledesma IVJune 30, 2007June 30, 201614thNPCElected in 2007.
15thRe-elected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
15Melecio J. Yap Jr.June 30, 2016June 30, 201917thNPCElected in 2016.
16Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr.June 30, 2019Incumbent18thNPCElected in 2019.
19thRe-elected 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 . . April 14, 2020.
  2. Web site: Philippines 2016 Voters Profile . . April 14, 2020.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . April 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: House Members . . April 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09) . Lawyerly . February 20, 2021.
  6. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . April 12, 2020 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.

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