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The Legislative Districts of Samar, namely the first and second districts, are the representations of the Province of Samar in the Philippine House of Representatives. The former province of Samar was divided into three legislative districts from 1907 until 1965.
Its division into three different provinces was only approved in a plebiscite held together with the general elections on November 19, 1965 as mandated by Act No. 4221, which meant that voters still elected representatives under the old district configuration. After the ratification of RA 4221 the representatives of the second and third districts automatically served as the representatives of the lone districts of Western Samar and Eastern Samar, respectively, while the representative of the first district only served until 1967, when special elections were held to determine the new representative for Northern Samar. In 1969 Western Samar was renamed, and it is just this portion of the original undivided province that now assumes the title Samar.
Samar was part of the representation of Region VIII from 1978 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1986 it elected 2 assemblymen at-large. In 1986 it was redistricted into two legislative districts.
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1st District
- City: Calbayog City
- Municipalities: Almagro, Gandara, Matuginao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an, Tarangnan
- Population (2007): 299,332
Period Representative 8th Congress
1987–1992Jose A. Roño 9th Congress
1992–1995Rodolfo T. Tuazon 10th Congress
1995–199811th Congress
1998–200112th Congress
2001–2004Reynaldo S. Uy 13th Congress
2004–200714th Congress
2007–201015th Congress
2010–2013Mel Senen S. Sarmiento 1907–1969
- Municipalities: Allen, Bobon, Calbayog (became city 1948), Capul, Catarman, Catubig, Laoang, Lavezares, Mondragon, Oquendo (annexed to Calbayog City 1948), Palapag, Pambujan, San Antonio, Tinambacan (Weyler) (re-established 1911, re-annexed to Calbayog City 1948), Gamay (established 1947), Las Navas (re-established 1949), San Jose (re-established 1949), San Isidro (established 1954), Lapinig (established 1956), San Roque (established 1959), Mapanas (established 1966), San Vicente (established 1966), Silvino Lobos (established 1967)
Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909Honorio Rosales 2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912Vicente M. Obieta 3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916Tomas Gomez 4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919Pedro K. Mendiola 5th Philippine Legislature
1919–19226th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925Jose Avelino 7th Philippine Legislature
1925–19288th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931Tiburcio Tancinco 9th Philippine Legislature
1931–193410th Philippine Legislature
1934–1935Antolin D. Tan 1st National Assembly
1935–1938Tiburcio Tancinco 2nd National Assembly
1938–1941Agripino Escareal 3rd National Assembly
1941–1946Decoroso Rosales 1st Congress
1946–1949Agripino Escareal 2nd Congress
1949–19533rd Congress
1953–1957Gregorio B. Tan1 4th Congress
1957–1961Eladio T. Balite 5th Congress
1961–19656th Congress
1965–1969Eusebio Moore2 ^1 Died in office, November 4, 1956.
^2 Elected as the first official representative of the lone district of Northern Samar through a special election held on November 14, 1967.
Republic of the Philippines, Commission on Elections (1969). Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress. Bureau of Print. http://books.google.ca/books?ei=bJ2dTPevMcTjnAfF28WKDQ.2nd District
- City: Catbalogan City
- Municipalities: Basey, Calbiga, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas (Wright), Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Zumarraga
- Population (2007): 395,817
Period Representative 8th Congress
1987–1992Venancio T. Garduce 9th Congress
1992–1995Catalino V. Figueroa 10th Congress
1995–199811th Congress
1998–2001Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura 12th Congress
2001–200413th Congress
2004–2007Catalino V. Figueroa 14th Congress
2007–2010Sharee Ann T. Tan 15th Congress
2010–2013Milagrosa T. Tan 1907–1969
- Municipalities: Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Sannta Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga, Pinabacdao (re-established 1946), Talalora (established 1947), Hinabangan (established 1948), Jiabong (established 1948), Motiong (established 1948), Marabut (established 1949), Daram (established 1949), San Sebastian (established 1950), San Jose de Buan (established 1968), Matuguinao (established as municipal district 1919)
Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909Luciano Sinko 2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912Benito Azanza 3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916Jose Sabarre 4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919Pastor Salazar 5th Philippine Legislature
1919–19226th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925Pascual B. Azanza 7th Philippine Legislature
1925–19288th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931Serafin Marabut 9th Philippine Legislature
1931–193410th Philippine Legislature
1934–19351st National Assembly
1935–19382nd National Assembly
1938–1941Pascual B. Azanza 3rd National Assembly
1941–1946Pedro R. Artache 1st Congress
1946–1949Tito V. Tizon 2nd Congress
1949–19533rd Congress
1953–1957Marciano Lim 4th Congress
1957–1961Valeriano C. Yancha 5th Congress
1961–1965Fernando R. Veloso1 6th Congress
1965–1969^1 Automatically became representative of the lone district of Western Samar upon ratification of RA 4221.
3rd District (defunct)
- Municipalities: Balangiga, Borongan, Dolores, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras, San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Salcedo (re-established 1908), Hernani (re-established 1912), Quinapondan (re-established 1946), General MacArthur (established 1947), Mercedes (established 1948), Can-avid (established 1948), San Policarpo (established 1948), Giporlos (established 1949), Arteche (established 1951), Maydolong (established 1951), Balangkayan (established 1959), Lawaan (established 1959), Jipapad (established 1965), Maslog (established as municipal district 1919)
Period Representative 1st Philippine Legislature
1907–1909Eugenio D. Daza 2nd Philippine Legislature
1909–1912Eladio Cinco 3rd Philippine Legislature
1912–1916Mariano Alde 4th Philippine Legislature
1916–1919Jose Lugay Raquel 5th Philippine Legislature
1919–19226th Philippine Legislature
1922–1925Iñigo Abenis 7th Philippine Legislature
1925–1928Gerardo Morrero 8th Philippine Legislature
1928–1931Gregorio B. Abogado 9th Philippine Legislature
1931–1934Gerardo Morrero 10th Philippine Legislature
1934–19351st National Assembly
1935–1938Juan L. Bocar 2nd National Assembly
1938–19413rd National Assembly
1941–1946Felix Opimo 1st Congress
1946–1949Adriano D. Lomuntad 2nd Congress
1949–1953Gregorio B. Abogado 3rd Congress
1953–19574th Congress
1957–1961Felipe J. Abrigo1 5th Congress
1961–19656th Congress
1965–1969^1 Automatically became representative of the lone district of Eastern Samar upon ratification of RA 4221.
Lone District (defunct)
Period Representative 6th Congress
1965–1969Fernando R. Veloso1 7th Congress
1969–1972^1 Automatically became representative of the lone district of Western Samar upon ratification of RA 4221.
At-Large (defunct)
Period Representative National Assembly
1943–1944Cayetano Lucero Serafin S. Marabut Regular Batasang Pambansa
1984–1986Jose A. Roño Fernando R. Veloso See also
- Legislative district of Eastern Samar
- Legislative district of Northern Samar
References
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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