Pampanga's 1st congressional district

Pampanga's 1st congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pampanga. 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 independent city of Angeles, the adjacent city of Mabalacat, and the municipality of Magalang. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Carmelo Lazatin Jr. of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Kambilan.^[4][5]

Pampanga's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Pampanga's 1st congressional district in Pampanga
Location of Pampanga within the Philippines
Province	Pampanga
Region	Central Luzon
Population	880,360 (2020)[1]
Electorate	416,188 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	3 LGUs Cities Angeles City Mabalacat Municipalities Magalang
Area	240.77 km2 (92.96 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Carmelo Lazatin Jr.
Political party	PFP   Kambilan
Congressional bloc	Majority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the western Pampanga municipalities of Angeles (which became a city in 1964), Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, and Sexmoan.^[6] Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it was redefined to encompass Angeles and neghboring northern Pampanga municipalities of Mabalacat and Magalang, a configuration that remains in effect to date.^[7][8]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Pampanga's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[6][9]
1			Mónico R. Mercado	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1912	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita
						2nd		Re-elected in 1909.
2			Eduardo Gutiérrez David	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
Pampanga's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(2)			Eduardo Gutiérrez David	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
3			Pablo Ángeles y David	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
4			Pedro Valdez Liongson	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Elected in 1922.
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
5			Fabian de la Paz	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
6			Eligio G. Lagman	June 5, 1934	July 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1934. Election annulled by the House election committee after an electoral protest.
7			Máximo V. Dimson	July 16, 1935	September 16, 1935		Nacionalista Democrático	Declared winner of 1934 elections.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Pampanga's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)			Eligio G. Lagman	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Pampanga'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
Pampanga's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(6)			Eligio G. Lagman	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Pampanga's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
8			Amado Yuzon	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Oath-taking deferred to April 30, 1948.	1946–1972 Angeles, Bacolor, Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
9			Diosdado Macapagal	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1957	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
10			Francisco G. Nepomuceno	December 30, 1957	November 10, 1959	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957. Resigned on election as Pampanga governor.
11			Juanita L. Nepomuceno	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1969	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
12			Jose B. Lingad	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Liberal	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Pampanga's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
13			Carmelo F. Lazatin	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Angeles City, Mabalacat, Magalang
						9th		Re-elected in 1992.
						10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.
14			Francis L. Nepomuceno	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	NPC	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(13)			Carmelo F. Lazatin	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
15			Joseller M. Guiao	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	NUP (Kambilan)	Elected in 2013.
16			Carmelo B. Lazatin II	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	PDP–Laban (Lingap Lugud)	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th	Lakas (Lingap Lugud)	Re-elected in 2022.
17			Carmelo Lazatin Jr.	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	PFP (Kambilan)	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carmelo Lazatin Jr.	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	262,517	100.00
Total			262,517	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			441,218	–
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas gain from Lakas–CMD
Source: Commission on Elections[10][11]

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Carmelo "Jon-Jon" Lazatin II	222,096	100
Total votes			222,096	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Carmelo "Jon-Jon" Lazatin II	152,169
	KAMBILAN	Yeng Guiao	107,078
	Independent	Bernadette David	3,622
Total votes
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lingap Lugud	Carmelo "Jon-Jon" Lazatin II	127,762
	Liberal	Yeng Guiao	106,086
	Independent	Edwin Bacay	1,828
	Independent	Juan Pagaran	1,203
Invalid or blank votes			31,388
Total votes			268,267
	Lingap Lugud gain from KAMBILAN

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KAMBILAN	Yeng Guiao	96,433	51.82
	NPC	Francis Nepomuceno	73,100	39.28
Margin of victory			23,333	12.54%
Invalid or blank votes			16,551	8.89
Total votes			186,084	100.00
	KAMBILAN gain from Lakas

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Carmelo Lazatin Sr.	156,619	79.34
	NPC	Ares Yabut	37,121	18.80
	Independent	Luisito Bacani	3,670	1.86
Valid ballots			197,410	88.79
Invalid or blank votes			24,924	11.21
Total votes			222,334	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Pampanga