Bohol's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bohol. 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 Tagbilaran and adjacent municipalities of Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna and Tubigon. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Edgar Chatto of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]
| Bohol's 1st congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Bohol's 1st congressional district in Bohol | |
 Location of Bohol within the Philippines | |
| Province | Bohol |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 443,038 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 268,381 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 1,002.68 km2 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Edgar Chatto |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Bohol's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Candelario Borja | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1916 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran | |
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1909. | |||||||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | |||||||
Bohol's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 2 | Celestino Gallares | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | |||||||
| 3 | Fermín Torralba | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
| 4 | José Concón | June 5, 1928 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Independent | Elected in 1928. | ||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 5 | Bernardo Josol | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Bohol's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| 6 | Juan Torralba | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran | |
| 7 | Genaro Visarra | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | ||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Bohol's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Bohol's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (7) | Genaro Visarra | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Bohol's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| 8 | Luís T. Clarín | May 25, 1946 | February 25, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. Election annulled by House tribunal after an electoral protest. | 1946–1969 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Tagbilaran | |
| (7) | Genaro Visarra | March 4, 1949 | December 30, 1949 | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1946 elections. | |||
| (8) | Luís T. Clarín | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | ||
| 9 | Natalio P. Castillo | December 30, 1953 | January 25, 1960 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | ||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. Resigned on appointment as Executive Secretary. | |||||||
| September 5, 1961 | September 23, 1972 | Returned to finish term. | ||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1969–1972 Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, San Isidro, Tagbilaran | ||||||
| District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Bohol's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 10 | Venice Borja-Agana | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | LABAN | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Corella, Cortes, Dauis, Loon, Maribojoc, Panglao, Sikatuna, Tagbilaran, Tubigon | |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11 | Ernesto Herrera | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12 | Edgar Chatto | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| 13 | Rene Relampagos | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | ||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 17th | NUP | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| (12) | Edgar Chatto | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Liberal | Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Edgar Chatto | 160,647 | 70.95% | |||
| NPC | Fabio Ontong Jr. | 36,638 | 16.18% | |||
| Independent | Marybelle De La Serna | 29,153 | 12.87% | |||
| Total votes | 226,438 | 100.00% | ||||
| NUP gain from Liberal | ||||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edgar Chatto | 143,039 | 69.01% | |||
| NPC | Dan Neri Lim1 | 64,242 | 30.99% | |||
| Total votes | 207,281 | 100.00% | ||||
| Liberal gain from NPC | ||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rene Relampagos | 147,405 | 79.47% | |
| UNA | Joahna Cabalit-Initay | 28,516 | 15.37% | |
| PDP–Laban | Cresencio Alturas | 9,547 | 5.14% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 49,307 | |||
| Total votes | 234,775 | 100.00% | ||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rene Relampagos | 125,442 | 65.20 | |
| NPC | Dan Neri Lim | 46,014 | 23.91 | |
| Margin of victory | 79,428 | 41.28% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,954 | 10.89 | ||
| Total votes | 192,410 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Rene Relampagos | 92,220 | 50.52 | |||
| Liberal | Edgar Kapirig | 45,561 | 24.96 | |||
| NPC | Oscar Glovasa | 43,674 | 23.92 | |||
| Independent | Mario Magat, Jr. | 1,096 | 0.60 | |||
| Valid ballots | 182,551 | 90.42 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,333 | 9.58 | ||||
| Total votes | 201,884 | 100.00 | ||||
| LDP gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
See also
References
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