La Union's 1st congressional district

La Union's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of La Union. 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 San Fernando and adjacent municipalities of Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol and Sudipen. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Pablo C. Ortega of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]

La Union's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of La Union's 1st congressional district in La Union
Location of La Union within the Philippines
Province	La Union
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	359,719 (2015)[1]
Electorate	208,713 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Cities San Fernando Municipalities Bacnotan Balaoan Bangar Luna San Juan San Gabriel Santol Sudipen
Area	706.56 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Pablo C. Ortega
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Andrés Asprer	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Juan
2		Joaquín Luna	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1912.
La Union's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3		Juan T. Lucero	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Juan
					5th		Re-elected in 1919.
4		Pío Ancheta	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
5		Fausto Almeida	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Demócrata	Elected in 1925.
(4)		Pío Ancheta	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
6		Mariano Alisangco	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Independent	Elected in 1931.
7		Francisco I. Ortega	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
La Union's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
8		Camilo Osías	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen
9		Delfín B. Flores	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat La Union'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
La Union's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(7)		Francisco I. Ortega	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(7)		Francisco I. Ortega	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen
10		Miguel G. Rilloraza Jr.	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
(7)		Francisco I. Ortega	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
11		Magnolia Antonino	December 30, 1965	November 14, 1967	6th	Independent	Elected in 1965. Resigned on election as senator.
12		Joaquín L. Ortega	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	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 La Union's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
13		Victor Francisco C. Ortega	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Juan, Santol, Sudipen
					9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
14		Manuel C. Ortega	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	NPC	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(13)		Victor Francisco C. Ortega	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
15		Pablo C. Ortega	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Pablo Ortega	117,845
	Independent	Manuel Victor Ortega, Jr.	26,633
	Independent	Justo Oros III	12,017
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			25,345
Total votes			181,840
	Liberal gain from Lakas

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Victor Francisco Ortega	117,053	87.49
	Independent	Ruella Tiongson	3,380	2.53
Margin of victory			113,673	84.97%
Invalid or blank votes			13,351	9.99
Total votes			133,784	100.00
	Lakas hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Victor Francisco Ortega	144,537	100.00
Valid ballots			144,537	87.71
Invalid or blank votes			2,575	2.64
Total votes			164,785	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of La Union

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 17, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
5. 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. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 17, 2020.