Manila's_1st_congressional_district

Manila's 1st congressional district
Manila's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Manila's 1st congressional district in Manila
	Location of Manila within Metro Manila
City	Manila
Region	Metro Manila
Population	441,282 (2020)
Electorate	264,362 (2022)
Major settlements	West Tondo; (Barangays 1–146)
Area	4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr.
Political party	Asenso Manileño; Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

Manila's 1st congressional district

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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 bordering Navotas.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr. of Asenso Manileño and Lakas–CMD.^[5]

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Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the entire district of Tondo, as well as the districts of Binondo, Intramuros, and San Nicolas until 1949 due to the revision of Manila's city charter.^[6] After the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it encompasses the western part of Tondo, which continues up to date.^[4]

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#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Manila's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.^[7]^[8]
1		Dominador Gómez	October 16, 1907	June 18, 1908	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907. Expelled in 1908. Re-elected in 1908 to finish his term. Resigned.	1907–1916 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
2		Justo Lukban	August 11, 1908	January 26, 1911	1st	Liga Popular	Elected in 1908 to finish Gómez's term.
2		Justo Lukban	August 11, 1908	January 26, 1911	2nd	Liga Popular	Re-elected in 1909. Re-election annulled by the Assembly due to lack of residency.
(1)		Dominador Gómez	January 26, 1911	October 16, 1912	2nd	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	Demócrata	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
5		Juan G. Nolasco	July 21, 1919	October 27, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6		Gregorio Perfecto	October 27, 1922	July 26, 1928	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
6		Gregorio Perfecto	October 27, 1922	July 26, 1928	7th	Demócrata	Re-elected in 1925.
7		Francisco Varona	July 26, 1928	November 25, 1935	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
					9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Manila's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)		Gregorio Perfecto	November 25, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
(6)		Gregorio Perfecto	November 25, 1935	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.	1935–1941 Binondo, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
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
#	Member		Start	End	Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
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, Intramuros, San Nicolas, Tondo
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
9		José Topacio Nueno	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Popular Front	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Binondo, Intramuros, 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.
12		Fidel A. Santiago	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	6th	Nacionalista	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	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	Lakas	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	June 30, 2022	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
17		Manuel Luis T. Lopez	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
18		Ernesto M. Dionisio, Jr.	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas (Asenso Manileño)	Elected in 2022.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Asenso Manileño	Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio Jr.	88,327	44.66
	PDP–Laban	Manny Lopez (incumbent)	74,991	37.92
	Liberal	Benjamin "Atong" Asilo	34,441	17.42
Total votes			197,759	100.00
	Asenso Manileño gain from PDP–Laban

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Benjamin Asilo	82,579	63.61
	UNA	Ernesto Dionisio, Sr.	44,420	34.22
	Independent	Fernando Diaz	2,243	1.73
	Independent	Ricardo Bacolod	573	0.44
Total votes			129,815	100.00
	Liberal hold

Manila's_1st_congressional_district

Manila's 1st congressional district

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Manila's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

Manila's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

Manila's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Election results

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August 1908 special

March 1908 special

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Manila's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Manila's 1st congressional district in Manila
Location of Manila within Metro Manila
City	Manila
Region	Metro Manila
Population	441,282 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	264,362 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	West Tondo (Barangays 1–146)
Area	4.57 km² (1.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ernesto M. Dionisio Jr.
Political party	Asenso Manileño Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liga Popular	Justo Lukban	2,102	55.33	+12.28
	Nacionalista	José Turiano Santiago	1,697	44.67	−12.28
Total votes			3,799	100.00	+24.19
	Liga Popular gain from Nacionalista		Swing	12.28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Dominador Gómez	1,742	56.95
	Liga Popular	Justo Lukban	1,317	43.05
Total votes			3,059	100.00
	Nacionalista hold