Cavite's 1st congressional district

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Cavite's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Location of Cavite within the Philippines
ProvinceCavite
RegionCalabarzon
Population368,468 (2020)[1]
Electorate260,439 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area88.34 km2 (34.11 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeJolo Revilla
Political party  Lakas-CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Cavite's 1st congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the city of Cavite and its adjacent municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jolo Revilla of Lakas–CMD.[4]

The district previously included the city of Bacoor until 2010.[5]

Representation history[edit]

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Cavite's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit]

District created February 2, 1987.
1 Leonardo L. Guerrero June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1987. 1987–2010
Bacoor, Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
2 Dominador G. Nazareno, Jr. June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
3 Plaridel M. Abaya June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th NPC Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
4 Joseph Emilio A. Abaya June 30, 2004 October 18, 2012 13th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Transportation and Communications.
2010–present
Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
5 Francis Gerald A. Abaya June 30, 2013 June 30, 2022 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
6 Ramon Jolo B. Revilla III June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th Lakas Elected in 2022.

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Jolo Revilla 101,809 52.33
Liberal Paul Abaya 92,761 47.67
Total votes 194,570 100%
Lakas gain from Liberal

2019[edit]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 117,031 89.28%
PMP Jose Luis Granados 14,053 10.72%
Total votes 131,084 100%
Liberal hold

2016[edit]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 114,700 86.5%
NPC Marina Rieta Granados 17,605 13.5%
Total votes 132,305 100%
Liberal hold

2013[edit]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Francis Gerald Abaya 81,724 76.58%
Nacionalista Federico Poblete 24,994 23.42%
Total votes 106,718 100%
Liberal hold

2010[edit]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Emilio Abaya 75,408 55.37%
Lakas–Kampi Bernardo Paredes 58,780 43.60%
Independent Adel Dinero 2,009 1.48%
Invalid or blank votes 7,330 5.11%
Total votes 143,527 100%
Liberal hold

2007[edit]

2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Joseph Emilio Abaya 137,697 64.70%
LDP Jessie Castillo 74,405 34.96%
Independent Jose Herminio Japson 474 0.22%
Independent Gerbie Ber Ado 254 0.12%
Total votes 212,830 100%
Liberal hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "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. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Republic Act No. 9727 (July 27, 2009), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts (PDF), Senate of the Philippines, retrieved May 3, 2020