Legislative districts of Samar
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The legislative districts of Samar are the representations of the province of Samar in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
History
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 Republic Act No. 4221,[1] 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.
Current districts
Western Samar's current congressional delegation is composed of two members.
Nacionalista (1)
Lakas–CMD (1)
| District | Current Representative | Party | Constituent LGUs | Population (2020)[2] | Area[3] | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Name | |||||||
| 1st | .jpg) |
Stephen James Tan (since 2022) Calbayog |
Nacionalista | 338,230 | 2,269.14 km² |  | ||
| 2nd | .jpg) |
Reynolds Michael T. Tan (since 2022) Catbalogan |
Lakas–CMD | 454,953 | 3,778.89 km² |  | ||
Historical districts
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 1907–1909 |
Eugenio D. Daza |
| 2nd Philippine Legislature 1909–1912 |
Eladio Cinco |
| 3rd Philippine Legislature 1912–1916 |
Mariano Alde |
| 4th Philippine Legislature 1916–1919 |
Jose Lugay Raquel |
| 5th Philippine Legislature 1919–1922 | |
| 6th Philippine Legislature 1922–1925 |
Iñigo Abenis |
| 7th Philippine Legislature 1925–1928 |
Gerardo Morrero |
| 8th Philippine Legislature 1928–1931 |
Gregorio B. Abogado |
| 9th Philippine Legislature 1931–1934 |
Gerardo Morrero |
| 10th Philippine Legislature 1934–1935 | |
| 1st National Assembly 1935–1938 |
Juan L. Bocar |
| 2nd National Assembly 1938–1941 | |
| 1st Commonwealth Congress 1945 |
Felix Opimo |
| 1st Congress 1946–1949 |
Adriano D. Lomuntad |
| 2nd Congress 1949–1953 |
Gregorio B. Abogado |
| 3rd Congress 1953–1957 | |
| 4th Congress 1957–1961 |
Felipe J. Abrigo[a] |
| 5th Congress 1961–1965 | |
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 | |
| see Lone District of Eastern Samar |
Notes
- Automatically became representative of the lone district of Eastern Samar upon ratification of Republic Act No. 4221.
Lone District (defunct)
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| 6th Congress 1965–1969 |
Fernando R. Veloso[a] |
| 7th Congress 1969–1972 |
Notes
- Automatically became representative of the lone district of Western Samar upon ratification of Republic Act No. 4221.
At-Large (defunct)
1943-1944
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| National Assembly 1943–1944 |
Cayetano Lucero |
| Serafin S. Marabut |
1984-1986
| Period | Representative |
|---|---|
| Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 |
Jose A. Roño |
| Fernando R. Veloso |