Cavite's 1st congressional district

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]

Cavite's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Interactive map of district boundaries
Location of Cavite within the Philippines
District boundaries, 1987-2010
Province	Cavite
Region	Calabarzon
Population	368,468 (2020)[1]
Electorate	260,439 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	4 LGUs City Cavite City Municipalities Kawit Noveleta Rosario
Area	88.34 km2 (34.11 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jolo Revilla
Political party	Lakas-CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

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

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Cavite's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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
-	vacant			October 18, 2012	June 30, 2013		No special election to fill vacancy.
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

2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Legislative districts of Cavite