Manila's 1st congressional district

Manila's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. 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 barangays 1 to 146 in the western part of the Manila district of Tondo, west of Dagupan Street, Estero de Vitas and Estero de Sunog Apog.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Manuel Luis "Manny" T. Lopez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[5]

Manila's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Manila's 1st congressional district in Manila
City	Manila
Region	Metro Manila
Population	415,906 (2015)[1]
Electorate	215,264 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	west Tondo
Area	4.57 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Manuel Luis T. Lopez
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Manila's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[6]
1		Dominador Gómez	October 16, 1907	June 18, 1908	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907. Expelled. Re-elected to finish his term. Resigned.	1907–1916 Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
2		Justo Lukban	August 11, 1908	January 26, 1911		Liga Popular	Elected to finish Gómez's term.
					2nd		Re-elected in 1909. Re-election annulled by the Assembly due to lack of residency.
(1)		Dominador Gómez	January 26, 1911	October 16, 1912		Nacionalista	Declared winner of 1909 elections.
3		Isidoro de Santos	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Antonio Montenegro	October 16, 1916	July 21, 1919	4th	Democrata	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
5		Juan Nolasco	July 21, 1919	October 27, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6		Gregorio Perfecto	October 27, 1922	July 26, 1928	6th	Democrata	Elected in 1922.
					7th		Re-elected in 1925.
7		Francisco Varona	July 26, 1928	November 25, 1935	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
					9th		Re-elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
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(6)		Gregorio Perfecto	November 25, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Manila'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
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
8		Engracio F. Clemeña	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Popular Front	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
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9		José Topacio Nueno	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Popular Front	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Binondo, San Nicolas, Tondo
(8)		Engracio F. Clemeña	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1972 Tondo
10		Ángel M. Castaño	December 30, 1953	August 22, 1957	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953. Resigned upon appointment as Secretary of Labor.
11		Salvador L. Mariño	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957.
12		Fidel A. Santiago	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
					6th		Re-elected in 1965.
13		Francisco G. Reyes	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the nineteen-seat Region IV's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Manila's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14		Martin B. Isidro	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present west Tondo
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
15		Ernesto A. Nieva	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
16		Benjamin D.R. Asilo	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
17		Manuel Luis T. Lopez	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez (incumbent)	86,993	54.27
	PMP	Benjamin "Atong" Asilo	73,306	45.73
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			160,299	100.00
	NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manny Lopez	55,627	35.3
	Liberal	Roberto Asilo	43,640	27.7
	Asenso Manileño	Ernesto Dionisio, Jr.	42,878	27.3
	Independent	Erick Ian Nieva	15,267	9.7
Invalid or blank votes			16,228
Total votes			173,640
	NPC gain from Liberal

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Benjamin Asilo
	Independent	Ricardo Bacolod
	Independent	Fernando Diaz
	UNA	Ernesto Dionisio
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KKK	Benjamin Asilo	82,249	58.27
	Lakas–Kampi	Mina Nieva	40,880	28.96
	Nacionalista	Arlene Koa	14.090	9.98
	KBL	Fernando Diaz	3,500	2.48
	Independent	Ranilo Dacay	441	0.31
Valid ballots			141,160	93.92
Invalid or blank votes			9,135	6.08
Total votes			150,295	100.00
	KKK hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Manila

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
6. 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 March 26, 2020.