Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Ilocos Norte within the Philippines
Province	Ilocos Norte
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	311,977 (2020)
Electorate	434,114 (2022)
Major settlements	12 LGUs Cities ; Laoag ; Municipalities ; Adams ; Bacarra ; Bangui ; Burgos ; Carasi ; Dumalneg ; Pagudpud ; Pasuquin ; Piddig ; Sarrat ; Vintar ;
Area	2,047.42 km2 (790.51 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Sandro Marcos
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.^[3] The district consists of the provincial capital city of Laoag and adjacent municipalities of Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat and Vintar. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Sandro Marcos of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).^[4]^[5]

ProvinceIlocos Norte

RegionIlocos Region

Population311,977 (2020)^[1]

Electorate434,114 (2022)^[2]

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Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District created January 9, 1907.^[6]^[7]
	Irineo Javier (1866–1919)	October 16, 1907 – October 16, 1912	Nacionalista	1st Legislature	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel
	Irineo Javier (1866–1919)	October 16, 1907 – October 16, 1912	Nacionalista	2nd Legislature	Re-elected in 1909.	1909–1916 Bacarra, Bangui, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, San Miguel, Vintar
	Santiago Fonacier (1885–1977)	October 16, 1912 – October 16, 1916	Nacionalista	3rd Legislature	Elected in 1912.

Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
Vicente T. Llanes (1887–1967)	October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922	Nacionalista	4th Legislature	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
Vicente T. Llanes (1887–1967)	October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922	Nacionalista	5th Legislature	Re-elected in 1919.
Irineo Ranjo (1882–1948)	June 6, 1922 – June 2, 1925	Nacionalista Colectivista	6th Legislature	Elected in 1922.
Severo Hernando	June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931	Nacionalista Consolidado	7th Legislature	Elected in 1925.
Severo Hernando	June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931	Nacionalista Consolidado	8th Legislature	Re-elected in 1928.
Vicente T. Lazo	June 2, 1931 – November 15, 1935	Nacionalista Consolidado	9th Legislature	Elected in 1931.
Vicente T. Lazo	June 2, 1931 – November 15, 1935	Nacionalista Democratico	10th Legislature	Re-elected in 1934.

Seat A							Seat B							Legislature	Constituencies
Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Legislature	Constituencies
	Maximino Bueno	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.			Irineo Ranjo (1882–1948)	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.		1934 Constitutional Convention	1934–1935 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
	Vicente T. Lazo	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista Democratico	1st National Assembly	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
	Vicente T. Lazo	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista	2nd National Assembly	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Ilocos Norte's at-large district for the Second Republic National Assembly.

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created May 24, 1945.
	Vicente T. Lazo	June 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946	Nacionalista	1st Commonwealth Congress	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1961 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
	Damaso T. Samonte (1902–1994)	May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949	Liberal	2nd Commonwealth Congress	Elected in 1946.
	Damaso T. Samonte (1902–1994)	May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1949	Liberal	1st Congress	Elected in 1946.
	Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999)	December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955	Liberal	2nd Congress	Elected in 1949.
	Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999)	December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1955	Liberal	3rd Congress	Re-elected in 1953. Resigned on election as Governor of Ilocos Norte.
Vacant (December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1957)				3rd Congress	No special election held to fill vacancy.
	Antonio Raquiza (1908–1999)	December 30, 1957 – August 24, 1966	Liberal	4th Congress	Re-elected in 1957.
				5th Congress	Re-elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
				6th Congress	Re-elected in 1965. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications.
Vacant (August 24, 1966 – January 22, 1968)					—
	Roque Ablan Jr. (1932–2018)	January 22, 1968 – September 23, 1972	Nacionalista		Elected in 1967 to finish Raquiza's term.
	Roque Ablan Jr. (1932–2018)	January 22, 1968 – September 23, 1972	Nacionalista	7th Congress	Re-elected in 1969. Term cut short upon the imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Ilocos Norte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district

List of members representing the district

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)

House of Representatives (1916–1935)

1934 Constitutional Convention (1934–1935)

National Assembly (1935–1945)

Commonwealth

House of Representatives (1945–1972)

1971 Constitutional Convention (1971–1972)

House of Representatives (1987–present)

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Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Ilocos Norte within the Philippines
Province	Ilocos Norte
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	311,977 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	434,114 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	12 LGUs Cities Laoag Municipalities Adams Bacarra Bangui Burgos Carasi Dumalneg Pagudpud Pasuquin Piddig Sarrat Vintar
Area	2,047.42 km² (790.51 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Sandro Marcos
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created February 2, 1987.
	Roque Ablan Jr. (1932–2018)	June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998	KBL	8th Congress	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat, Vintar
			KBL	9th Congress	Re-elected in 1992.
			Lakas	10th Congress	Re-elected in 1995.
	Rodolfo Fariñas (born 1951)	June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001	Independent	11th Congress	Elected in 1998.
	Roque Ablan Jr. (1932–2018)	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010	Lakas	12th Congress	Elected in 2001.
			Lakas	13th Congress	Re-elected in 2004.
			Lakas	14th Congress	Re-elected in 2007.
	Rodolfo Fariñas (born 1951)	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019	Nacionalista	15th Congress	Elected in 2010.
			Liberal	16th Congress	Re-elected in 2013.
			PDP–Laban	17th Congress	Re-elected in 2016.
	Ria Christina Fariñas (born 1984)	June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022	PDP–Laban	18th Congress	Elected in 2019.
	Sandro Marcos (born 1994)	June 30, 2022 – present	Nacionalista (until 2023)	19th Congress	Elected in 2022.
			PFP (from 2023)	19th Congress	Elected in 2022.
			PFP (from 2023)	20th Congress	Re-elected in 2025.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas	72,184	50.42
	Lakas–Kampi	Kristian Ablan	40,303	28.15
	PMP	Reynolan Sales	22,113	15.44
	KBL	Alfonso Ruiz	5,175	3.61
	Liberal	Renato Peralta	3,399	2.37
Valid ballots			143,174	94.62
Invalid or blank votes			8,145	5.38
Total votes			151,319	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas (incumbent)	102,066	100.00
Valid ballots			102,066	68.96
Invalid or blank votes			45,935	31.04
Total votes			148,001	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Rodolfo Fariñas (incumbent)	138,196	96.56
	KBL	Ryan Remigio	3,213	2.24
	UNA	Ruel Mandac	1,712	1.20
Valid ballots			143,121	85.64
Invalid or blank votes			24,004	14.36
Total votes			167,125	100.00
	Liberal hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Ria Christina Fariñas	106,780	69.89
	Nacionalista	Ryan Remigio	46,012	30.11
Total votes			152,792	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Sandro Marcos	108,423	56.63
	PDP–Laban	Ria Christina Fariñas (incumbent)	83,034	43.37
Total votes			191,457	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Sandro Marcos (incumbent)	169,880	100.00
Total votes			169,880	100.00
	PFP hold