Legislative district of the Philippines
Eastern Samar's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Eastern Samar . Also known as Eastern Samar's lone district , it has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1965. It first elected a representative provincewide at-large for the 6th Congress of the Third Philippine Republic following its creation and that of Northern Samar as regular provinces separate from Samar under Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965. It has remained a single-member district for the House of Representatives as well as the Fourth Philippine Republic parliament known as the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Maria Fe R. Abunda of the Lakas–CMD .
Representation history
#
Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
Start
End
District created June 19, 1965.
1
Felipe J. Abrigo
December 30, 1965
September 23, 1972
6th
Liberal
Redistricted from Samar's 3rd district and re-elected in 1965 .
7th
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
District dissolved into the ten-seat Region VIII 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa .
#
Member
Term of office
Batasang
Party
Electoral history
Start
End
District re-created February 1, 1984.
2
Vicente O. Valley
July 23, 1984
March 25, 1986
2nd
KBL
Elected in 1984 .
#
Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
Start
End
District re-created February 2, 1987.
3
Jose Tan Ramirez
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
Liberal
Elected in 1987 .
9th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
4
Marcelino C. Libanan
June 30, 1998
April 18, 2007
11th
LAMMP
Elected in 1998 .
12th
NPC
Re-elected in 2001 .
13th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2004 .Bureau of Immigration commissioner.
-
Vacant
April 18, 2007
June 30, 2007
No special election held to fill vacancy.
5
Teodulo M. Coquilla
June 30, 2007
June 30, 2010
14th
Lakas
Elected in 2007 .
Independent
6
Ben P. Evardone
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2019
15th
Liberal
Elected in 2010 .
16th
Re-elected in 2013 .
17th
PDP–Laban
Re-elected in 2016 .
7
Maria Fe R. Abunda
June 30, 2019
Incumbent
18th
Liberal
Elected in 2019 .
19th
PDP–Laban
Re-elected in 2022 .
Lakas
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent Ben Evardone
74,082
38.07
Independent
Teodulo Coquilla (incumbent)
66,222
34.03
NPC
Raymond Apita
25,932
13.33
PMP
Mateo Biong, Jr.
17,682
9.09
Nacionalista
Maximo Aljibe
9,108
4.68
Independent
Conrado Macasa, Sr.
806
0.41
Independent
Angelo Miguel
577
0.30
PGRP
Febidal Padel
193
0.10
Valid ballots
194,602
91.05
Invalid or blank votes
19,137
8.95
Total votes
213,739
100.00
Independent hold
See also
References
Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" . PSA
"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 April 18, 2023.^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved May 22, 2020.
^ Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar
"House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved May 22, 2020."Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984" . Official Gazette (Philippines) . February 1984. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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