Legislative district of the Philippines
Northern Samar's 1st congressional district is acongressional district in the province ofNorthern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in theHouse of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers the province's western half which contains its capital,Catarman, the adjacent municipalities ofAllen,Bobon,Lavezares,Lope de Vega,Mondragon,Rosario,San Isidro,San Jose andVictoria, and theSan Bernardino Strait island municipalities ofBiri,Capul,San Antonio andSan Vicente.[4] It is currently represented in the19th Congress by Paul R. Daza of theNational Unity Party (NUP).[5]
Representation history
[edit]| # | Image | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent
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| District created February 2, 1987 fromNorthern 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 reversedHouse Electoral Tribunal decision but was not implemented by House.[7] |
| (1) | | | Raul Daza | May 16, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | Liberal | Declared winner of2013 elections. |
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. |
| (3) | |  | Paul R. Daza | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2025 | 18th | Liberal | Elected in 2019. |
| 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. |
| 4 | |  | Niko Raul Daza | June 30, 2025 | Incumbent | 20th | NUP | Elected in 2025. |
- ^Census of Population (2020).Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region.Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved8 July 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. RetrievedOctober 13, 2024.
- ^"Roster of Philippine legislators".House of Representatives of the Philippines. RetrievedMarch 11, 2021.
- ^ab"The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. RetrievedMarch 11, 2021.
- ^"House Members".House of Representatives of the Philippines. RetrievedMarch 11, 2021.
- ^Arcangel, X. (March 16, 2016)."New Surigao, Samar congressmen sworn into office".GMA News. RetrievedMarch 11, 2021.
- ^Pasion, P. (June 6, 2016)."Northern Samar's Abayon escorted out of Congress".Rappler. RetrievedMarch 11, 2021.
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