Bulacan's 1st congressional district

Bulacan's 1st congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. 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 Malolos and adjacent municipalities of Bulakan (Bulacan), Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong and Pulilan.^[4][5] Until its second dissolution in 1972, it also consisted of Balagtas, Bustos, Guiguinto (formerly Bigaa), and Plaridel (formerly Quingua). It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Danilo A. Domingo of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[6]

Bulacan's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Bulacan's 1st congressional district in Bulacan
Location of Bulacan within the Philippines
Province	Bulacan
Region	Central Luzon
Population	758,872 (2020)[1]
Electorate	437,780 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Malolos Municipalities Bulakan Calumpit Hagonoy Paombong Pulilan
Area	385.73 km2
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Danilo A. Domingo
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Bulacan's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[7][8]
1		Aguedo Velarde	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Quingua
2		Hermogenes Reyes	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
(1)		Aguedo Velarde	October 16, 1912	December 22, 1913	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912. Died.	1912–1916 Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
3		Ambrosio Santos	May 15, 1914	October 16, 1916		Nacionalista	Elected in 1914 to finish Velarde's term.
Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Mariano Escueta	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Liga Popular	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Bigaa, Bulacan, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
5		José Padilla	June 3, 1919	June 5, 1928	5th	Demócrata	Elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
					6th		Re-elected in 1922.
					7th		Re-elected in 1925.
6		Ángelo Suntay	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.
7		Francisco Afan Delgado	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Bulacan's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
8		Nicolas Buendia	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1938 Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan, Quingua
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.	1938–1941 Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the two-seat Bulacan'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
Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
9		León Valencia	–	–	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941. Died before start of term.	1945–1946 Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Bulacan's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
10		Jesús B. Lava	–	–	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Did not serve term due to electoral protest.	1946–1969 Bigaa, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
11		Florante C. Roque	May 25, 1946	May 4, 1953		Liberal	Declared winner of 1946 elections.
					2nd		Re-elected in 1949. Removed from office after electoral protest.
12		Erasmo R. Cruz	May 4, 1953	December 30, 1957		Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1949 elections.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
13		José C. Suntay Jr.	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
14		Teodulo C. Natividad	December 30, 1961	September 23, 1972	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
					6th		Re-elected in 1965.
					7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Balagtas, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Bulacan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15		Francisco B. Aniag Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–2007 Bulacan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
(14)		Teodulo C. Natividad	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	LDP	Elected in 1992.
					10th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1995.
16		Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
17		Victoria Sy-Alvarado	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.	2007–2010 Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
					15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010. Election deferred as Malolos's at-large district was deemed unconstitutional.	2010 Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Pulilan
—		vacant	June 30, 2010	November 15, 2010		–		2010–present Bulakan, Calumpit, Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Pulilan
(17)		Victoria Sy-Alvarado	November 15, 2010	June 30, 2016		Lakas	Re-elected in 2010 special election.
					16th	NUP	Re-elected in 2013.
18		Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
					18th	NUP	Re-elected in 2019.
						PDP–Laban
19		Danilo A. Domingo	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Danilo Domingo	202,712	58.20
	PDP–Laban	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	140,798	40.42
	Reform	Kuya Mac de Guzman	4,748	1.36
Total votes			348,258	100
	NUP gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	205,400	74.55
	PDP–Laban	Sander Tantoco	59,582	21.62
	Lakas	Sanbon Tantoco	10,504	3.81
Total votes			275,486	100
	NUP hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado	157,828
	NPC	Michael Fermin	118,663
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			33,958
Total votes			310,449
	Liberal gain from NUP

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado	155,783	74.61
	Independent	Sahiron Salim	7,972	3.82
Margin of victory			147,811	70.79%
Invalid or blank votes			45,041	21.57
Total votes			208,796	100.00
	NUP hold

2010

In 2010, due to the Supreme Court ruling the creation of the congressional district of Malolos as unconstitutional, the election at Bulacan's 1st congressional district originally scheduled for May 2010 was delayed. The ballots were originally printed with Malolos having a different set of candidates from the rest of the 1st district.^[9] In the May 2010 general election, balloting for the 1st district was still done, showing incumbent Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado with an overwhelming lead over Governor Roberto Pagdanganan in the 1st district, and Danilo Domingo also having a majority of the vote in Malolos.

The COMELEC later on ruled that the candidates that were listed in Malolos and the rest of the 1st district shall contest the election. Domingo and Aniag withdrew, Cruz and Valencia did not campaign, while only Sy-Alvarado and Pagdanganan campaigned. Sy-Alvarado won against all six candidates in November 2010.^[10]

Philippine House of Representatives special election at Bulacan's 1st district^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado	95,625	68.77
	Nacionalista	Roberto Pagdanganan	41,658	29.96
	Liberal	Danilo Domingo (withdrew)	1,032	0.74
	PMP	Francisco Aniag (withdrew)	400	0.29
	Independent	Tomas Valencia	271	0.19
	Independent	Francisco Cruz	63	0.05
Total votes			139,049	100.00
Turnout				40.73
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado	118,486	71.38
	Nacionalista	Roberto Pagdanganan	47,515	28.62
Valid ballots			116,001	87.22
Invalid or blank votes			24,380	12.78
Total votes			190,331	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Bulacan

References

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