Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Norte. 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 Laoag and adjacent municipalities of Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat and Vintar. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ria Christina G. Fariñas of the PDP–Laban.[4]

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Ilocos Norte within the Philippines
Province	Ilocos Norte
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	305,774 (2015)[1]
Electorate	199,941 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	12 LGUs Cities Laoag Municipalities Adams Bacarra Bangui Burgos Carasi Dumalneg Pagudpud Pasuquin Piddig Sarrat Vintar
Area	2,047.42 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ria Christina G. Fariñas
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Irineo Javier	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1912	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel
					2nd		Re-elected in 1909.	1909–1916 Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel, Vintar
2		Santiago A. Fonacier	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3		Vicente T. Llanes	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
					5th		Re-elected in 1919.
4		Irineo Ranjo	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
5		Severo Hernando	June 2, 1925	June 2, 1931	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
					8th		Re-elected in 1928.
6		Vicente T. Lazo	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
Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)		Vicente T. Lazo	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Ilocos Norte'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
Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6)		Vicente T. Lazo	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Ilocos Norte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
7		Dámaso T. Samonte	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1961 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
8		Antonio V. Raquiza	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1955	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953. Resigned on election as Ilocos Norte governor.
			December 30, 1957	August 24, 1966	4th		Re-elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
					6th		Re-elected in 1965. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
9		Roque R. Ablan Jr.	January 22, 1968	September 23, 1972		Nacionalista	Elected to finish Raquiza's term.
					7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Ilocos Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(9)		Roque R. Ablan Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 1995.
10		Rodolfo Fariñas	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	Independent	Elected in 1998.
(9)		Roque R. Ablan Jr.	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
(10)		Rodolfo Fariñas	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
11		Ria Christina G. Fariñas	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Rodolfo Fariñas	138,196
	KBL	Ryan Remigio	3,213
	UNA	Ruel Mandac	1,712
Invalid or blank votes			24,004
Total votes			167,125
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas	102,066	68.96
Invalid or blank votes			45,935	31.04
Total votes			148,001	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas	72,184	50.42
	Lakas–Kampi	Kristian Ablan	40,303	28.15
	PMP	Reynolan Sales	22,113	15.44
	KBL	Alfonso Ruiz	5,175	3.61
	Liberal	Renato Peralta	3,399	2.37
Valid ballots			143,174	94.62
Invalid or blank votes			8,145	5.38
Total votes			151,319	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

• Legislative districts of Ilocos Norte

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
5. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 16, 2020.