Northern Samar's 1st congressional district

Northern Samar's 1st congressional district
Northern Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
Province	Northern Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	336,265 (2015)
Electorate	241,623 (2019)
Major settlements	14 LGUs Municipalities; Allen; Biri; Bobon; Capul; Catarman; Lavezares; Lope de Vega; Mondragon; Rosario; San Antonio; San Isidro; San Jose; San Vicente; Victoria;
Area	1,937.46 km2 (748.06 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Paul R. Daza
Political party	National Unity Party
Congressional bloc	Minority

Northern Samar's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the province's western half which contains its capital, Catarman, the adjacent municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Lavezares, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Rosario, San Isidro, San Jose and Victoria, and the San Bernardino Strait island municipalities of Biri, Capul, San Antonio and San Vicente.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Paul R. Daza of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Northern Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Northern Samar's at-large district.^[4]
1		Raul Daza	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Allen, Biri, Bobon, Capul, Catarman, Lavezares, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Rosario, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Vicente, Victoria
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2		Harlin C. Abayon	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3		Paul R. Daza	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
(1)		Raul Daza	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
(2)		Harlin C. Abayon	June 30, 2013	May 16, 2016	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013. Removed from office after an electoral protest on claims of electoral fraud.^[6] Supreme Court reversed House electoral tribunal decision and reinstated Abayon but was not implemented by House.^[7]
(1)		Raul Daza	May 16, 2016	June 30, 2019	16th	Liberal	Declared winner of 2013 elections by House electoral tribunal.
(1)		Raul Daza	May 16, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2016.
(3)		Paul R. Daza	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Liberal	Elected in 2019.
(3)		Paul R. Daza	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Paul Daza	107,293
	PRP	Teodoro Jumamil	51,155
	PDP–Laban	Joma Vicario	21,303
	Independent	Esteban Sosing	1,164
	Independent	Essie Unay	1,162
Total votes				100.00%
	PDP–Laban hold

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Raul Daza	78,095
	Nacionalista	Harlin Abayon	77,822
Total votes			155,917	100.00%
	Liberal hold

Northern Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
Province	Northern Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	336,265 (2015)^[1]
Electorate	241,623 (2019)^[2]
Major settlements	14 LGUs Municipalities Allen Biri Bobon Capul Catarman Lavezares Lope de Vega Mondragon Rosario San Antonio San Isidro San Jose San Vicente Victoria
Area	1,937.46 km² (748.06 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Paul R. Daza
Political party	National Unity Party
Congressional bloc	Minority