Iloilo's 1st congressional district

Iloilo's 1st congressional district
Iloilo's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Iloilo's 1st congressional district in Iloilo
	Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
Province	Iloilo
Region	Western Visayas
Population	374,726 (2020)
Electorate	228,690 (2022)
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities ; Guimbal ; Igbaras ; Miagao ; Oton ; San Joaquin ; Tigbauan ; Tubungan ;
Area	840.27 km2 (324.43 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Janette Garin
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Iloilo's 1st congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. 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 municipalities of Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan and Tubungan. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Janette Garin of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]^[5]

List of members representing the district

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District created January 9, 1907.^[6]^[7]
	Amando Avanceña (1879–1953)	October 16, 1907 – October 16, 1909	Nacionalista	1st Legislature	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, Tigbauan
	Francisco Felipe Villanueva (1867–1923)	October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1916	Progresista	2nd Legislature	Elected in 1909.	1907–1912 Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, Tigbauan
	Francisco Felipe Villanueva (1867–1923)	October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1916	Progresista	3rd Legislature	Re-elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan

House of Representatives (1916–1935)

Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
José María Arroyo (1875–1927)	October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919	Nacionalista	4th Legislature	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Guimbal, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
Jose Evangelista (1887–1930)	June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925	Nacionalista	5th Legislature	Elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
Jose Evangelista (1887–1930)	June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925	Nacionalista Colectivista	6th Legislature	Re-elected in 1922.
Eugenio Ealdama	June 2, 1925 – June 5, 1928	Democrata	7th Legislature	Elected in 1925.
Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	June 5, 1928 – November 15, 1935	Nacionalista Consolidado	8th Legislature	Elected in 1928.
		Nacionalista Consolidado	9th Legislature	Re-elected in 1931.
		Nacionalista Democratico	10th Legislature	Re-elected in 1934.

1934 Constitutional Convention (1934–1935)

Seat A							Seat B							Legislature	Constituencies
Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Legislature	Constituencies
	Mariano Ezpeleta	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.			Sofronio M. Flores	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.		1934 Constitutional Convention	1934–1935 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan

National Assembly (1935–1945)

Commonwealth

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista Democratico	1st National Assembly	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1938 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista	2nd National Assembly	Elected in 1938.	1938–1941 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Second Republic National Assembly.

House of Representatives (1945–1972)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created May 24, 1945.
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	June 9, 1945 – May 28, 1946	Nacionalista	1st Commonwealth Congress	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1972 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
			Liberal	2nd Commonwealth Congress	Re-elected in 1946. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior.
			Liberal	1st Congress
Vacant (May 28, 1946 – March 11, 1947)					—
	Mateo Nonato	March 11, 1947 – December 30, 1949	Liberal		Elected in 1947 to finish Zulueta's term.
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1951	Liberal	2nd Congress	Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as senator.
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1951	Nacionalista		Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as senator.
Vacant (December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1953)					No special election held to fill vacancy.
	Pedro Trono	December 30, 1953 – December 30, 1969	Democratic	3rd Congress	Elected in 1953.
			Nacionalista	4th Congress	Re-elected in 1957.
			Liberal	5th Congress	Re-elected in 1961.
			Liberal	6th Congress	Re-elected in 1965.
	Jose Zulueta (1889–1972)	December 30, 1969 – September 23, 1972	Nacionalista	7th Congress	Elected in 1969. Term cut short upon the imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

1971 Constitutional Convention (1971–1972)

Seat A							Seat B							Legislature	Constituencies
Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Legislature	Constituencies
	Salvador Britanico	June 1, 1971 – November 29, 1972		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1970.			Lourdes Trono	June 1, 1971 – November 29, 1972		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1970.		1971 Constitutional Convention	1971–1972 Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan

House of Representatives (1987–present)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created February 2, 1987.
	Oscar G. Garin (1941–2021)	June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998	LnB (until 1988)	8th Congress	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Guimbal, Igbaras, Miagao, Oton, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Tubungan
			LDP (from 1988)	8th Congress	Elected in 1987.
			Lakas	9th Congress	Re-elected in 1992.
			Lakas	10th Congress	Re-elected in 1995.
	Ninfa Garin (born 1944)	June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001	Lakas	11th Congress	Elected in 1998.
	Oscar G. Garin (1941–2021)	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004	NPC	12th Congress	Elected in 2001.
	Janette Garin (born 1972)	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013	Lakas	13th Congress	Elected in 2004.
			Lakas	14th Congress	Re-elected in 2007.
			Liberal	15th Congress	Re-elected in 2010.
	Richard Garin (born 1967)	June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019	Liberal	16th Congress	Elected in 2013.
	Richard Garin (born 1967)	June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019	Nacionalista	17th Congress	Re-elected in 2016.
	Janette Garin (born 1972)	June 30, 2019 – present	Nacionalista	18th Congress	Elected in 2019.
			NUP (until 2021)	19th Congress	Re-elected in 2022.
			Lakas (from 2021)	19th Congress	Re-elected in 2022.
			Lakas (from 2021)	20th Congress	Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Iloilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Janette Garin (incumbent)	111,947	100.00
Valid ballots			111,947	74.72
Invalid or blank votes			37,868	25.28
Total votes			149,815	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Iloilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Oscar Garin Jr.	76,128	62.54
	UNA	Julieta Flores	32,519	26.71
Margin of victory			43,609	35.82
Invalid or blank votes			13,082	10.75
Total votes			121,729	100.00
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Iloilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Oscar Garin Jr. (incumbent)	133,811	78.09
	NPC	Gerardo Flores	18,283	10.67
Invalid or blank votes			19,267	11.24
Total votes			171,361	100.00

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Iloilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Janette Garin (incumbent)	148,558	83.48
	PDP–Laban	Victor Tabaquirao	29,388	16.52
Total votes			177,946	100.00
	NUP hold

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Iloilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Janette Garin (incumbent)	154,031	86.60
	PDP	Victor Tabaquirao	19,929	11.20
Valid ballots			177,860	87.56
Invalid or blank votes			25,275	12.44
Total votes			203,135	100.00
	NUP hold

References

↑ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
↑ "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 December 19, 2023.
↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
↑ "Garin, Garcia join Lakas-CMD". House of Representatives of the Philippines. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
↑ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

[PSA20–[[Category:Errors_reported_by_Module_String]]<strong_class="error">String_Module_Error:_String_subset_index_out_of_range</strong>-1] Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 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 December 19, 2023.

[congleg-3] "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[congmem-4] "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[5] "Garin, Garcia join Lakas-CMD". House of Representatives of the Philippines. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[electionlaw-6] "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[7] 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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