Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district

Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district
Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Negros Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Oriental
Region	Central Visayas
Population	422,208 (2015)
Electorate	239,474 (2016)
Major settlements	9 LGUs Cities ; Canlaon ; Guihulngan ; Municipalities ; Ayungon ; Bindoy ; Jimalalud ; La Libertad ; Manjuyod ; Tayasan ; Vallehermoso ;
Area	1,797.44 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
Political party	Liberal
Congressional bloc	Minority

Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental. 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 Oriental cities of Canlaon and Guihulngan, as well as adjacent municipalities of Ayungon, Bindoy, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Tayasan and Vallehermoso. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong of the Liberal Party (LP).^[4]

Representation history[edit]

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly[edit]
District created January 9, 1907.^[5]^[6]
1		Leopoldo Rovira	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Tanjay, Tayasan
2		Hermenegildo Villanueva	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Manjuyod, Tanjay, Tayasan
2		Hermenegildo Villanueva	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Re-elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit]
3		Restituto Villegas	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
3		Restituto Villegas	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	5th	Progresista	Re-elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
4		Guillermo Z. Villanueva	June 6, 1922	September 16, 1935	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
					7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
					8th		Re-elected in 1928.
					9th		Re-elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit]
(4)		Guillermo Z. Villanueva	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
(4)		Guillermo Z. Villanueva	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Oriental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Member		Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[edit]
District re-created May 24, 1945.
5		Julián L. Teves	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit]
6		Lorenzo Teves	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
7		Pedro A. Bandoquillo	December 30, 1949	November 13, 1951	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as Negros Oriental governor.	1949–1953 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
(6)		Lorenzo Teves	December 30, 1953	November 14, 1967	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1957 Amlan, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1961 Amlan, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
					5th		Elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Amlan, Bais, Bindoy, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Mabinay Manjuyod, Pamplona, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
					6th		Re-elected in 1965. Resigned on election as senator.
8		Herminio G. Teves	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Liberal	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Negros Oriental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
9		Jerome V. Paras	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Ayungon, Bindoy, Canlaon, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
					9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
10		Jacinto Paras	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	LDP	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	LDP	Re-elected in 2004.
11		Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
11		Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
12		Emmanuel M. Iway	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
(11)		Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
					19th		Re-elected in 2022.

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong (incumbent)	136,594	100.00%
Total votes			136,594	100.00%
	Liberal hold

2019[edit]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong (incumbent)	131,599
	Lakas	Jacinto Paras	16,071
	Independent	Danny Roble	2,172
Total votes				100.00%
	Liberal hold

2016[edit]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	94,800	60.55%
	NUP	Jacinto Paras	60,506	38.64%
	Independent	Danny Roble	1,252	0.79%
Invalid or blank votes			43,466
Total votes			200,024	100.00%
	Liberal hold

2013[edit]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Manuel Iway	67,880	49.15
	NPC	Jerome Paras	66,072	47.84
	Independent	Lowell Andaya	3,399	2.46
	Independent	Danilo Roble	755	0.55
Margin of victory			1,808	1.31%
Total votes			138,106	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010[edit]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	106,255	63.95
	Lakas–Kampi	Jacinto Paras	59,474	35.79
	Independent	Danilo Roble	423	0.25
Valid ballots			166,152	93.64
Invalid or blank votes			11,294	6.36
Total votes			177,446	100.00
	Liberal hold

References[edit]

^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
^ "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. 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 16, 2020.

[psa-1] "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[comelec-2] "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[congleg-3] "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[congmem-4] "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[electionlaw-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 16, 2020.

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v t e Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Central Visayas
Bohol	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Cebu	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Cebu City	At-large* 1st 2nd
Lapu-Lapu City	At-large
Mandaue	At-large
Negros Oriental	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Region VII	At-large*
Siquijor	At-large
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct. Districts per region I II III IV-A V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII BARMM CAR Mimaropa NCR

Representation history[edit]

Negros Oriental's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly[edit]

Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit]

Negros Oriental's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit]

Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[edit]

Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit]