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Samar's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Samar's 1st congressional district in Samar
Location of Samar within the Philippines
Province	Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	338,230 (2020)
Electorate	260,534 (2022)
Major settlements	10 LGUs Cities Calbayog Municipalities Almagro Gandara Matuguinao Pagsanghan San Jorge Santa Margarita Santo Niño Tagapul-an Tarangnan
Area	2,269.14 km (876.12 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Stephen James T. Tan
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Minority

Samar's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of Calbayog and adjacent municipalities of Almagro, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an and Tarangnan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Stephen James T. Tan of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the old province of Samar, the district consisted of the old province's northern municipalities of Allen, Bobon, Calbayog, Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon, Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, and San Roque. Following the split, Calbayog became part of Western Samar (now known simply as Samar), while the remaining municipalities formed Northern Samar, with each new province gaining distinct representation.

Representation history

Election results

2022

2019

2016

2013

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Samar

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 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 October 13, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
5. Republic Act No. 4221 (June 19, 1965), An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar, Lawyerly, retrieved October 13, 2024
6. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
8. Sabillo, Kristine Angeli (September 29, 2015). "Sarmiento takes oath as Interior Secretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

v t e   Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas
Biliran	At-large
Eastern Samar	At-large
Leyte	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Northern Samar	At-large* 1st 2nd
Region VIII	At-large*
Samar	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd*
Southern Leyte	At-large* 1st 2nd
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct. Districts per region I II III IV-A V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII BARMM CAR Mimaropa NCR NIR

• Congressional districts of the Philippines
• Politics of Samar (province)
• 1907 establishments in the Philippines
• Congressional districts of Eastern Visayas
• Constituencies established in 1907