Makati's 1st congressional district

Makati's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Makati. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998.^[3] The district consists of barangays in western Makati, namely Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, and Valenzuela.^[4] It is also the location of the Makati Central Business District. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Romulo Peña Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).^[5]

Makati's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Makati's 1st congressional district in Makati
Location of Makati within Metro Manila
City	Makati
Region	Metro Manila
Population	254,600 (2020)[1]
Electorate	209,859 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	20 barangays Bangkal Bel-Air Carmona Dasmariñas Forbes Park Kasilawan La Paz Magallanes Olympia Palanan Pio del Pilar Poblacion San Antonio San Isidro San Lorenzo Santa Cruz Singkamas Tejeros Urdaneta Valenzuela
Area	16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1995
Representative	Romulo Peña Jr.
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Makati's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created January 2, 1995.[4]
1			Ceferino Arroyo Jr. (1927–2015)	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	Independent	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1998.	1998–present Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, Valenzuela
	Lakas
2			Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948)	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
3			Monique Lagdameo (born 1975)	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2010.
						16th	UNA	Re-elected in 2013.
4			Monsour del Rosario (born 1965)	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	UNA	Elected in 2016.
							PDP–Laban
5			Romulo Peña Jr. (born 1969)	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Liberal	Elected in 2019.
						19th	NPC	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Makati

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. (Incumbent)	146,131	94.87%
	Independent	Minnie Antonio	4,801	3.12%
	Independent	Ferdinand Sevilla	3,104	2.02%
Total votes			154,036	100.00
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Romulo "Kid" Peña, Jr.	71,035	51.39%
	UNA	Jejomar Binay	65,229	47.19%
	Independent	Brigido Mesina, Jr.	1,213	0.87%
	Independent	Ferdinand Sevilla	728	0.55%
Total votes			138,205	100.00%
	Liberal gain from PDP–Laban

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Manuel Monsour del Rosario	76,728	60.27
	Liberal	Nico Garcia	38,377	30.14
	NPC	Willy Talag	6,043	4.75
	Independent	Eugenia Carreon	3,580	2.81
	Independent	Lourdesiree Latimer	2,584	2.03
Total votes			127,312	100.00
	UNA hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Monique Lagdameo	86,881	70.98
	Independent	Virgilio Batalla	8,249	6.74
	Ang Kapatiran	Edilberto Cuenca	4,611	3.77
	Independent	Miguel Lopez, Jr.	3,182	2.60
Invalid or blank votes			19,476	15.91
Total votes			122,399	100.00
	UNA hold

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Monique Lagdameo	42,102	33.52
	Liberal	Maria Lourdes Locsin	41,860	33.32
	Independent	Robert Dean Barbers	25,990	20.69
	Bigkis	Oscar Ibay	14,993	11.94
	KBL	Oswaldo Carbonell	668	0.53
Valid ballots			125,613	92.24
Invalid or blank votes			10,564	7.76
Total votes			136,177	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2007

2007 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Teodoro Locsin Jr.	85,598	83.03
	Bigkis	Oscar Ibay	17,489	16.97
Total votes			103,087	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2004

2004 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Teodoro Locsin Jr.	96,765	88.71
	Lakas	Don Bitanga	12,319	11.29
Total votes			109,084	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2001

2001 Philippine House of Representatives election in Makati's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Teodoro Locsin Jr.	61,012	62.23
	PMP	Armida Siguion-Reyna	23,146	23.61
	Lakas	Melinda Silverio	12,585	12.84
	Independent	Romeo de Belen	1,295	1.32
Total votes			98,038	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Lakas

See also

• Legislative districts of Makati

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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 September 18, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 7854 (January 2, 1995), An Act Converting the Municipality of Makati into a Highly Urbanized City to be Known as the City of Makati, retrieved February 8, 2021
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 13, 2023.