Laguna's 1st congressional district

Laguna's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Laguna, formerly La Laguna. 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 western Laguna cities of San Pedro and Santa Rosa. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Danilo Fernandez of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Laguna's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Laguna within the Philippines
Province	Laguna
Region	Calabarzon
Population	679,576 (2015)[1]
Electorate	346,737 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	San Pedro Santa Rosa
Area	78.89 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Danilo Fernandez
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Laguna's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Pedro Paterno	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Alaminos, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
2		Potenciano Malvar	October 16, 1909	October 1, 1910	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909. Resigned on appointment as La Laguna governor.	1909–1916 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
3		Marcos Paulino	December 13, 1910	October 16, 1912		Progresista	Elected to finish Malvar's term.
4		Servillano Platón	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Laguna's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
5		Feliciano Gómez	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
6		Vicente Ocampo	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
7		Tomás Dizon	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
					7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
8		Román Gesmundo	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
(5)		Feliciano Gómez	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
9		Aurelio C. Almazán	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Sakdalista	Elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Laguna's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(7)		Tomás Dizon	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democratico	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Laguna'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
Laguna's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
10		Conrado Potenciano	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Laguna's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
11		Eduardo A. Barretto	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
12		Manuel A. Concordia	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.	1949–1972 Alaminos, Bay, Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Calauan, Los Baños, Pila, San Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa, Victoria
13		Jacobo Z. Gonzales	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1961	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.
14		Joaquín E. Chipeco	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1961.
(12)		Manuel A. Concordia	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
(14)		Joaquín E. Chipeco	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Laguna's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15		Nereo R. Joaquin	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LABAN	Elected in 1987.	1987–2016 Biñan, San Pedro, Santa Rosa
16		Roy M. Almoro	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 1992.
(15)		Nereo R. Joaquin	June 30, 1995	June 30, 1998	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
17		Uliran T. Joaquin	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
18		Danilo Fernandez	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal November 20, 2009 but reversed by Supreme Court January 4, 2010.
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
19		Arlene B. Arcillas	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.	2016–present San Pedro, Santa Rosa
(18)		Danilo Fernandez	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Danilo Fernandez	188,929	100.00
Total votes			188,929	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno	196,440	73.45
Invalid or blank votes			71,012	26.55
Total votes			267,452	100.00
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Danilo Ramon Fernandez	131,384	63.30
	PDP–Laban	Gat-Ala Alatiit, Jr.	43,441	20.93
Margin of victory			87,943	42.37%
Invalid or blank votes			32,717	15.76
Total votes			207,542	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Danilo Fernandez	219,439	75.89
	NPC	Uliran Joaquin	69,715	24.11
Valid ballots			289,154	94.82
Invalid or blank votes			15,783	5.18
Total votes			304,937	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Laguna

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.