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Manila's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. 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 ]
This is a complete list of past and present members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines whose last names begin with the letter A.. This list also includes members of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1916), the Commonwealth National Assembly (1935–1941), the Second Republic National Assembly (1943–1944) and the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986).
The city of Manila, chartered in 1901, first gained separate representation in 1907. It was initially divided into two representative districts from 1907 to 1949. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the city formed part of the fourth senatorial district ...
Philippine congressional districts are contiguous and compact territories composed of adjacent local government units where practicable. They are single-member districts which return one member each to the lower chamber, elected to serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms through a first-past-the-post voting system. [ 1 ]
2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Manila's 1st District; Party Candidate Votes % NPC: Manny Lopez : 86,993 : 54.27 : PMP: Benjamin "Atong" Asilo 73,306 45.73 Valid ballots 160,299 93.9 Invalid or blank votes 10,368 6.1 Total votes 170,667 : 100.00 : NPC hold
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Manila's 1st District; Party Candidate Votes % NPC: Manny Lopez: 55,627 : 35.35 : Liberal: Roberto Asilo 43,640 27.73 Asenso Manileño: Ernesto Dionisio, Jr. 42,878 27.25 Nacionalista: Erick Ian Nieva 15,223 9.67 Total votes 157,368 : 100.00 : NPC gain from Liberal
Lopez is the son of former Manila mayor Mel Lopez, who served in the role from 1986 to 1992, with businesswoman and entrepreneur Concepcion Tantoco. Manny was already a congressman when he confirmed his father's death in 2017. [1] Carlo Lopez, the former congressman from the neighboring 2nd district, is his cousin. [2]
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower house of Congress. The House of Representatives has existed from 1945 to 1972, and since 1987. Whenever a bicameral system is used, a lower house has existed under the name of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1934.