Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Norte. 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 Laoag and adjacent municipalities of Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat and Vintar. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Sandro Marcos of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).[4][5]

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Ilocos Norte within the Philippines
ProvinceIlocos Norte
RegionIlocos Region
Population305,774 (2015)[1]
Electorate434,114 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,047.42 km2 (790.51 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeSandro Marcos
Political party  PFP
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history

#MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[6][7]
1Irineo JavierOctober 16, 1907October 16, 19121stNacionalistaElected in 1907.1907–1909
Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel
2ndRe-elected in 1909.1909–1916
Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel, Vintar
2Santiago A. FonacierOctober 16, 1912October 16, 19163rdNacionalistaElected in 1912.

Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

3Vicente T. LlanesOctober 16, 1916June 6, 19224thNacionalistaElected in 1916.1916–1935
Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
5thRe-elected in 1919.
4Irineo RanjoJune 6, 1922June 2, 19256thNacionalista
Colectivista
Elected in 1922.
5Severo HernandoJune 2, 1925June 2, 19317thNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1925.
8thRe-elected in 1928.
6Vicente T. LazoJune 2, 1931September 16, 19359thNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1931.
10thNacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
#MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6)Vicente T. LazoSeptember 16, 1935December 30, 19411stNacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1935.1935–1941
Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Ilocos Norte's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
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LGUs
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Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6)Vicente T. LazoJune 11, 1945May 25, 19461stNacionalistaRe-elected in 1941.1945–1946
Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
#MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

7Dámaso T. SamonteMay 25, 1946December 30, 19491stLiberalElected in 1946.1946–1961
Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
8Antonio V. RaquizaDecember 30, 1949December 30, 19552ndLiberalElected in 1949.
3rdRe-elected in 1953.
Resigned on election as Ilocos Norte governor.
December 30, 1957August 24, 19664thRe-elected in 1957.
5thRe-elected in 1961.1961–1972
Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
6thRe-elected in 1965.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
9Roque R. Ablan Jr.January 22, 1968September 23, 1972NacionalistaElected in 1967 to finish Raquiza's term.
7thRe-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Ilocos Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(9)Roque R. Ablan Jr.June 30, 1987June 30, 19988thKBLElected in 1987.1987–present
Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
9thRe-elected in 1992.
10thLakasRe-elected in 1995.
10Rodolfo FariñasJune 30, 1998June 30, 200111thIndependentElected in 1998.
(9)Roque R. Ablan Jr.June 30, 2001June 30, 201012thLakasElected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
14thLakasRe-elected in 2007.
(10)Rodolfo FariñasJune 30, 2010June 30, 201915thNacionalistaElected in 2010.
16thLiberalRe-elected in 2013.
17thPDP–LabanRe-elected in 2016.
11Ria Christina G. FariñasJune 30, 2019June 30, 202218thPDP–LabanElected in 2019.
12Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” A. Marcos IIIJune 30, 2022Incumbent19thNacionalistaElected in 2022.
PFP

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NacionalistaSandro Marcos 108,423 56.63
PDP–LabanRia Christina Fariñas83,03443.37
Total votes191,457 100.00
Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–LabanRia Christina Fariñas 106,780
NacionalistaRyan Remigio46,012
Total votes152,792
PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
LiberalRodolfo Fariñas 138,196
KBLRyan Remigio3,213
UNARuel Mandac1,712
Invalid or blank votes24,004
Total votes167,125
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NacionalistaRodolfo Fariñas 102,066 68.96
Invalid or blank votes45,93531.04
Total votes148,001 100.00
Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NacionalistaRodolfo Fariñas 72,184 50.42
Lakas–KampiKristian Ablan40,30328.15
PMPReynolan Sales22,11315.44
KBLAlfonso Ruiz5,1753.61
LiberalRenato Peralta3,3992.37
Valid ballots143,17494.62
Invalid or blank votes8,1455.38
Total votes151,319 100.00
Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

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