Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district

Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental. 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 northern Negros Oriental cities of Canlaon and Guihulngan, as well as adjacent municipalities of Ayungon, Bindoy, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Tayasan and Vallehermoso. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong of the Liberal Party (LP).^[4]

Negros Oriental's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Negros Oriental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Oriental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	422,208 (2015)[1]
Electorate	239,474 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	9 Constituencies Cities Canlaon Guihulngan Municipalities Ayungon Bindoy Jimalalud La Libertad Manjuyod Tayasan Vallehermoso
Area	1,797.44 km²
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Emmanuel M. Iway
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1			Leopoldo Rovira	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Tanjay, Tayasan
2			Hermenegildo Villanueva	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Manjuyod, Tanjay, Tayasan
						3rd		Re-elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
3			Restituto Villegas	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						5th		Re-elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
4			Guillermo Z. Villanueva	June 6, 1922	September 16, 1935	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
						8th		Re-elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(4)			Guillermo Z. Villanueva	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Oriental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
5			Julián L. Teves	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Oriental's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
6			Lorenzo Teves	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
7			Pedro A. Bandoquillo	December 30, 1949	November 13, 1951	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949. Resigned on election as Negros Oriental governor.	1949–1953 Ayuquitan Nuevo, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
(6)			Lorenzo Teves	December 30, 1953	November 14, 1967	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1957 Amlan, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1961 Amlan, Bais, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Payabon, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						5th		Elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Amlan, Bais, Bindoy, Canlaon, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Mabinay Manjuyod, Pamplona, San Jose, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						6th		Re-elected in 1965. Resigned on election as senator.
8			Herminio Teves	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Liberal	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Negros Oriental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
9			Jerome V. Paras	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Ayungon, Bindoy, Canlaon, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Manjuyod, Tayasan, Vallehermoso
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
10			Jacinto Paras	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	LDP	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
11			Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
12			Emmanuel M. Iway	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
(11)			Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.
(12)			Emmanuel M. Iway	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	PFP	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Emmanuel M. Iway	138,507	62.54%
	Liberal	Kingking Mijares	82,977	37.46%
Total votes			221,484	100%
	PFP gain from NPC

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong (incumbent)	136,594	100.00%
Total votes			136,594	100.00%
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong (incumbent)	131,599
	Lakas	Jacinto Paras	16,071
	Independent	Danny Roble	2,172
Total votes				100.00%
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	94,800	60.55%
	NUP	Jacinto Paras	60,506	38.64%
	Independent	Danny Roble	1,252	0.79%
Invalid or blank votes			43,466
Total votes			200,024	100.00%
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Manuel Iway	67,880	49.15
	NPC	Jerome Paras	66,072	47.84
	Independent	Lowell Andaya	3,399	2.46
	Independent	Danilo Roble	755	0.55
Margin of victory			1,808	1.31%
Total votes			138,106	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jocelyn Sy-Limkaichong	106,255	63.95
	Lakas–Kampi	Jacinto Paras	59,474	35.79
	Independent	Danilo Roble	423	0.25
Valid ballots			166,152	93.64
Invalid or blank votes			11,294	6.36
Total votes			177,446	100.00
	Liberal hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Negros Oriental