Northern Samar's 1st congressional district

Northern Samar's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers the province's western half which contains its capital, Catarman, the adjacent municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Lavezares, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Rosario, San Isidro, San Jose and Victoria, and the San Bernardino Strait island municipalities of Biri, Capul, San Antonio and San Vicente.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Paul R. Daza of the National Unity Party (NUP).[5]

Northern Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
ProvinceNorthern Samar
RegionEastern Visayas
Population336,265 (2015)[1]
Electorate241,623 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
14 LGUs
Area1,937.46 km2 (748.06 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativePaul R. Daza
Political party  National Unity Party
Congressional blocMinority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Northern Samar's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Northern Samar's at-large district.[4]
1 Raul Daza June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Allen, Biri, Bobon, Capul, Catarman, Lavezares, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Rosario, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Vicente, Victoria
9th Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
2 Harlin C. Abayon June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th Liberal Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
3 Paul R. Daza June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th Liberal Elected in 2007.
(1) Raul Daza June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
(2) Harlin C. Abayon June 30, 2013 May 16, 2016 16th Nacionalista Elected in 2013.
Removed from office after an electoral protest on claims of electoral fraud.[6]
Supreme Court reversed House electoral tribunal decision and reinstated Abayon but was not implemented by House.[7]
(1) Raul Daza May 16, 2016 June 30, 2019 Liberal Declared winner of 2013 elections by House electoral tribunal.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
(3) Paul R. Daza June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Liberal Elected in 2019.
19th NUP Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Paul Daza 107,293
PRP Teodoro Jumamil 51,155
PDP–Laban Joma Vicario 21,303
Independent Esteban Sosing 1,164
Independent Essie Unay 1,162
Total votes 100.00%
PDP–Laban hold

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Paul Daza 116,209
Nacionalista Harlin Abayon 56,524
Total votes 100.00%
Liberal hold

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 11, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. Arcangel, X. (March 16, 2016). "New Surigao, Samar congressmen sworn into office". GMA News. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. Pasion, P. (June 6, 2016). "Northern Samar's Abayon escorted out of Congress". Rappler. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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