Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district

Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur. 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 Vigan and adjacent municipalities of Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Juan, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo and Sinait. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Deogracias Victor B. Savellano of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Ilocos Sur within the Philippines
Province	Ilocos Sur
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	292,280 (2015)[1]
Electorate	172,575 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	11 LGUs Cities Vigan Municipalities Bantay Cabugao Caoayan Magsingal San Ildefonso San Juan San Vicente Santa Catalina Santo Domingo Sinait
Area	518.73 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Deogracias Victor B. Savellano
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Ilocos Sur's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Vicente Singson Encarnación	October 16, 1907	October 30, 1913	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Cabugao, Lapog, Magsingal, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
					2nd		Re-elected in 1909.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1912. Resigned on appointment as commissioner.	1912–1916 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
2		Alberto Reyes	October 30, 1913	October 16, 1916		Progresista	Elected to finish Encarnación's term.
Ilocos Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(2)		Alberto Reyes	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
3		Elpidio Quirino	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
4		Vicente Singson Pablo	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Democrata	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
5		Simeón Ramos	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Democrata	Elected in 1925.
6		Benito T. Soliven	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1928.
7		Pedro Singson Reyes	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Democratico	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Ilocos Sur's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)		Benito T. Soliven	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Ilocos Sur'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 Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
8		Jesús O. Serrano	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Ilocos Sur's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
9		Floro S. Crisólogo	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1957	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1961 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Lapog, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
					2nd	Liberal	Re-elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
10		Faustino B. Tobia	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
(9)		Floro S. Crisólogo	December 30, 1961	October 18, 1970	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Juan, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
					6th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1965.
					7th		Re-elected in 1969. Died.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Ilocos Sur's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
11		Chavit Singson	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LABAN	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Bantay, Cabugao, Caoayan, Magsingal, San Ildefonso, San Juan, San Vicente, Santa Catalina, Santo Domingo, Sinait, Vigan
12		Mariano M. Tajon	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	LDP	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
13		Salacnib F. Baterina	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
14		Ronald Singson	June 30, 2007	March 1, 2011	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010. Resigned.
15		Ryan Luis V. Singson	May 30, 2011	June 30, 2013		Nacionalista	Elected to finish Singson's term.
(14)		Ronald Singson	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013.
16		Deogracias Victor B. Savellano	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Deogracias Victor Savellano	83,050
	Independent	Basi Purisima	55,193
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			11,711
Total votes			149,954
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ronald Singson	64,373	58.52
	Liberal	Trandy Baterina	31,978	28.85
Margin of victory			32,935	29.22%
Invalid or blank votes			14,502	13.08
Total votes			110,853	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2011 special

2011 Philippine House of Representatives special election at Ilocos Sur's 1st district[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Biled	Ryan Luis Singson	71,995	70.28	−1.99
	Liberal	Trandy Baterina	30,445	29.72	1.99
Margin of victory			41,550	40.56	−3.98
Rejected ballots			52	0.05	−9.01
Turnout			102,492	63.28	−23.03
	Biled gain from Lakas–Kampi		Swing	−1.99

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Ronald Singson	91,875	72.27
	Liberal	Trandy Baterina	35,254	27.73
Valid ballots			127,129	90.94
Invalid or blank votes			12,660	9.06
Total votes			139,789	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 11, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 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 11, 2020.
6. Lazaro, Freddie (May 29, 2011). "Another Singson wins congressional seat". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 29, 2011.