Caloocan's 1st congressional district

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.[3] The district consists of the entire 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 188 in Zones 12 to 16.[4][5] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Dale Gonzalo Malapitan of the PDP–Laban.[6]

Caloocan's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila
CityCaloocan
RegionMetro Manila
Population1,193,419 (2015)[1]
Electorate478,335 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
  • Barangays 1–4
  • Barangays 77–85
  • Barangays 132–188
Area45.44 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeDale Gonzalo R. Malapitan
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

In 2021, Barangays 178 to 188, which have been part of the 1st district since its creation, have been separated from the district to form their own respective legislative district as the 3rd legislative district of Caloocan by virtue of Republic Act No. 11545.[7] Their first representative is set to be elected in the 2022 Philippine general election.

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

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

District created February 2, 1987 from Caloocan's at-large district.[4]
1 Virgilio P. Robles June 30, 1987 March 6, 1991 8th UNIDO Elected in 1987.
Removed from office after an electoral protest.		 1987–present
Barangays 1–4, 77–85, 132–188
2 Romeo L. Santos March 6, 1991 June 30, 1992 PDP–Laban Declared winner of 1987 elections.
3 Aurora A. Henson June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th NPC Elected in 1992.
4 Roberto S. Guanzon June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
5 Enrico R. Echiverri June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th Lakas–CMD 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.
7 Dale Gonzalo R. Malapitan June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Liberal Elected in 2016.
18th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

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 hold

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 Luis 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. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. "History 2". City Government of Caloocan. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  7. Republic Act No. 11545 (27 July 2020), AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CALOOCAN INTO TWO (2) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, retrieved May 23, 2021

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