Caloocan's 1st congressional district

Caloocan's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila
CityCaloocan
RegionMetro Manila
Population953,125 (2020)[1]
Electorate342,766 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays 1–4
  • Barangays 77–85
  • Barangays 132–175
  • Barangays 176-A, 176-B, 176-C, 176-D, 176-E, 176-F[3]
  • Barangay 177
Area34.86 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeOscar Malapitan
Political party  Nacionalista Party
Congressional blocMajority

Caloocan's 1st congressional district, also known as North Caloocan district, is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Caloocan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[4] The district consists mostly of the North Caloocan barangays north of EDSA and Circumferential Road 4: Barangays 1 to 4 of Zone 1, Barangays 77 to 85 in Zones 7 and 8, and Barangays 132 to 177 in Zones 12 to 15.[5][6] It also included Barangays 178 to 188 in Zones 15 and 16 in the northern portion of Caloocan until their redistricting to the third district that took effect in 2022.[7] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Oscar Malapitan of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[8]

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

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

District created February 2, 1987 from Caloocan's at-large district.[5]
1 Virgilio P. Robles June 30, 1987 March 6, 1991 8th UNIDO Elected in 1987.
Removed from office after an electoral protest. 		1987–2022
Barangays 1–4, 77–85, 132–188
2 Romeo L. Santos March 6, 1991 June 30, 1992 Nacionalista Declared winner of 1987 elections.
3 Aurora Asistio-Henson June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
4 Roberto S. Guanzon June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th Lakas Elected in 1995.
5 Enrico R. Echiverri June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th Lakas Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
6 Oscar G. Malapitan June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Nacionalista Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th UNA Re-elected in 2010.
(5) Enrico R. Echiverri June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
NPC
7 Dale Gonzalo R. Malapitan June 30, 2016 June 30, 2022 17th PDP–Laban Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
(6) Oscar G. Malapitan June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th Nacionalista Elected in 2022. 2022–2025
Barangays 1–4, 77–85, 132–177
To be chosen June 30, 2025 20th TBD To be elected in 2025. 2025–beyond
Barangays 1–4, 77–85, 132–175, 176-A, 176-B, 176-C, 176-D, 176-E, 176-F,[3] 177

Election results

2022

Congressional Election in Caloocan's First District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Oscar Malapitan 195,705 74.27
Aksyon Alou Nubla 63,604 24.14
Independent Violeta Dela Cruz 4,207 1.60
Total votes 263,516 100.00
Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Caloocan's 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan (incumbent) 284,851 100.0
Valid ballots 284,851 88.2
Invalid or blank votes 38,165 11.8
Total votes 323,016 100.0
PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Caloocan's 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan 215,639 68.49
NPC Susana Punzalan 90,950 28.89
Independent Romualdo Orbe 2,996 0.95
PDP–Laban Garth Gollayan 2,376 0.76
Independent Violeta dela Cruz 1,744 0.55
Independent Glenn Openiano 1,160 0.36
Valid ballots 314,865
Invalid or blank votes 30,694
Total votes 345,559 100%
Liberal gain from NPC

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Caloocan's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Enrico Echiverri 126,209 46.82
UNA Dale Gonzalo Malapitan 113,453 42.09
Independent Roberto Guanzon 10,443 3.87
Independent Imelda Pengson 374 0.14
Independent Maria Hernando 364 0.13
Independent Milagros Libuton 329 0.12
Independent Sirgea Villamayor 283 0.10
Independent Sandro Limpin 193 0.07
Margin of victory 12,756 4.73%
Invalid or blank votes 17,904 6.64
Total votes 269,552 100
Liberal gain from UNA

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Caloocan's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Oscar Malapitan 163,150 60.21
Liberal Tito Varela 48,333 17.84
Independent Roberto Guanzon 12,112 4.47
PMP Ernesto Ray Adalem 10,444 3.85
Independent Gualberto Bacolod 8,026 2.96
Bangon Pilipinas Jaime Regalario 2,866 1.06
Valid ballots 244,931 90.39
Invalid or blank votes 26,045 9.61
Total votes 270,976 100.00
Nacionalista hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 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 January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Nievera, Allysa (September 1, 2024). "Caloocan residents vote 'Yes' to dividing Bagong Silang into 6 separate barangays". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "History 2". City Government of Caloocan. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Republic Act No. 11545 (May 23, 2021), An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan Into Two (2) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
  8. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 25, 2023.