Capiz's 1st congressional district

Capiz's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
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Location of Capiz within the Philippines
ProvinceCapiz
RegionWestern Visayas
Population413,213 (2015)[1]
Electorate239,712 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area730.41 km2
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEmmanuel A. Billones
Political party  Liberal
Congressional blocMajority

Capiz's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz. 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 Capiz's capital city of Roxas and adjacent municipalities of Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra and President Roxas. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emmanuel A. Billones of the Liberal Party (LP).[4]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2022.