Manila's 1st congressional district

Manila's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. 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 barangays 1 to 146 in the western part of the Manila district of Tondo, west of Dagupan Street, Estero de Vitas and Estero de Sunog Apog.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Manuel Luis "Manny" T. Lopez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]

Manila's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Manila's 1st congressional district in Manila
CityManila
RegionMetro Manila
Population415,906 (2015)[1]
Electorate215,264 (2016)[2]
Major settlementswest Tondo
Area4.57 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeManuel Luis T. Lopez
Political party     NPC
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Manila's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[6]
1 Dominador Gómez October 16, 1907 June 18, 1908 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907.
Resigned.		 1907–1916
Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
2 Justo Lukban August 11, 1908 January 26, 1911 Liga Popular Elected to finish Gómez's term.
2nd Re-elected in 1909.
Re-election annulled by the Assembly due to lack of residency.
(1) Dominador Gómez January 26, 1911 October 16, 1912 Nacionalista Declared winner of 1909 elections.
3 Isidoro de Santos October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Liga Popular Elected in 1912.

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

4 Antonio Montenegro October 16, 1916 July 21, 1919 4th Democrata Elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
5 Juan Nolasco July 21, 1919 October 27, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
6 Gregorio Perfecto October 27, 1922 July 26, 1928 6th Democrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
7 Francisco Varona July 26, 1928 November 25, 1935 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Manila's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6) Gregorio Perfecto November 25, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Pro-Independencia		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Manila's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
# Member Term of office Common
wealth
Congress		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
8 Engracio F. Clemeña June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Popular Front Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent LGUs
StartEnd

Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

9 José Topacio Nueno May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Popular Front Elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
(8) Engracio F. Clemeña December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949. 1949–1972
Tondo
10 Ángel M. Castaño December 30, 1953 August 22, 1957 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.
Resigned upon appointment as Secretary of Labor.
11 Salvador L. Mariño December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Liberal Elected in 1957.
12 Fidel A. Santiago December 30, 1961 December 30, 1969 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
13 Francisco G. Reyes December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nineteen-seat Region IV's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Manila's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14 Martin B. Isidro June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–present
west Tondo
9th Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
15 Ernesto A. Nieva June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
16 Benjamin D.R. Asilo June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Liberal Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17 Manuel Luis T. Lopez June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th NPC Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez (incumbent) 86,993 54.27
PMP Benjamin "Atong" Asilo 73,306 45.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes 160,299 100.00
NPC hold

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Manny Lopez 55,627 35.3
Liberal Roberto Asilo 43,640 27.7
Asenso Manileño Ernesto Dionisio, Jr. 42,878 27.3
Independent Erick Ian Nieva 15,267 9.7
Invalid or blank votes 16,228
Total votes 173,640
NPC gain from Liberal

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Benjamin Asilo
Independent Ricardo Bacolod
Independent Fernando Diaz
UNA Ernesto Dionisio
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
KKK Benjamin Asilo 82,249 58.27
Lakas–Kampi Mina Nieva 40,880 28.96
Nacionalista Arlene Koa 14.090 9.98
KBL Fernando Diaz 3,500 2.48
Independent Ranilo Dacay 441 0.31
Valid ballots 141,160 93.92
Invalid or blank votes 9,135 6.08
Total votes 150,295 100.00
KKK hold
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See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. 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 March 26, 2020.

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