Albay's 1st congressional district House of Representatives of the Philippines legislative district
Albay's 1st congressional district Map of
Albay showing the location of its 1st district
Province Albay Region Bicol Region Population 395,907 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 265,019 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 547.88 km2 (211.54 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Edcel Lagman Political party Liberal Congressional bloc Minority
Albay's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay . 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] Tabaco and adjacent municipalities of Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo and Tiwi . It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Edcel Lagman of the Liberal Party (LP).[ 4]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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End
District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
1
Tomás Almonte
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1916 Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
2
Marcial Calleja
October 16, 1909
October 16, 1912
2nd
Progresista
Elected in 1909 .
3
Domingo Díaz
October 16, 1912
October 16, 1916
3rd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1912 .
(3 )
Domingo Díaz
October 16, 1916
June 3, 1919
4th
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1916 .
1916–1935 Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
4
Agapito Buenconsejo
June 3, 1919
June 2, 1925
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1919 .
6th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1922 .
5
Francisco B. Peña
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1928
7th
Nacionalista Elected in 1925 .
6
Julián Belén
June 5, 1928
June 2, 1931
8th
Nacionalista Elected in 1928 .
7
Froilán Pavericio
June 2, 1931
August 9, 1931
9th
Demócrata
Elected in 1931 .
8
Julián M. Locsin
September 3, 1931
January 31, 1933
Nacionalista Elected in 1931 to finish Pavericio's term.
9
Exequiel Kare
January 31, 1933
September 16, 1935
Nacionalista Declared winner of 1931 special election.
10th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
Party
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ConstituentLGUs
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10
José Bonto
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista Elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Term of office
Common
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
11
Isabelo V. Binamira
June 11, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .1945–1946 Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
Start
End
12
Eulogio V. Lawenko
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1946 .
1946–1972 Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
13
Lorenzo P. Ziga
December 30, 1949
November 4, 1954
2nd
Liberal
Elected in 1949 .
3rd
Re-elected in 1953 .
14
Tecla San Andres Ziga
November 8, 1955
December 30, 1961
Liberal
Elected in 1955 to finish Ziga's term.
4th
Re-elected in 1957 .
15
Venancio P. Ziga
December 30, 1961
December 30, 1969
5th
Liberal
Elected in 1961 .
6th
Re-elected in 1965 .
16
Amando D. Cope
December 30, 1969
September 23, 1972
7th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa , followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa .
District re-created February 2, 1987.
17
Edcel Lagman
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
LABAN
Elected in 1987 .
1987–present Bacacay , Malilipot , Malinao , Santo Domingo , Tabaco , Tiwi
9th
LDP
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
18
Krisel Lagman-Luistro
June 30, 1998
June 30, 2004
11th
LAMMP
Elected in 1998 .
12th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2001 .
(17 )
Edcel Lagman
June 30, 2004
June 30, 2013
13th
Lakas
Elected in 2004 .
14th
Re-elected in 2007 .
15th
Liberal
Re-elected in 2010 .
19
Edcel Greco Alexandre Lagman Jr.
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2016
16th
Liberal
Elected in 2013 .
(17 )
Edcel Lagman
June 30, 2016
Incumbent
17th
Liberal
Elected in 2016 .
18th
Re-elected in 2019 .
19th
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ 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 . ^ "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 April 9, 2024 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)" . Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
