# Capiz's 1st congressional district

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. 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).

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Capiz's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Eugenio Picazo | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Capiz, Dao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 2 | | | Rafael Acuña | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma |
| 2 | | | Rafael Acuña | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1912. | 1909–1916 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma |
| Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 3 | | | Antonio V. Belo | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma |
| 4 | | | Antonio Habana | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 5 | | | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 5 | | | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 5 | | | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1928. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 5 | | | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1931. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 5 | | | Manuel Roxas | June 6, 1922 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Re-elected in 1934. | 1919–1935 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Capiz's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| (5) | | | Manuel Roxas | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1938 Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| 6 | | | Ramón A. Arnaldo | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | 1938–1941 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). ||||||||||
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| (6) | | | Ramón A. Arnaldo | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Capiz's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| (6) | | | Ramón A. Arnaldo | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1953 | 1st | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra |
| (6) | | | Ramón A. Arnaldo | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Re-elected in 1949. | 1949–1953 Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas |
| 7 | | | Carmen D. Consing | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1957 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1953–1957 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 8 | | | Gerardo Roxas | December 30, 1957 | November 12, 1963 | 4th | Liberal | Elected in 1957. | 1957–1972 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 8 | | | Gerardo Roxas | December 30, 1957 | November 12, 1963 | 5th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1961. Resigned on election as senator. | 1957–1972 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 9 | | | Mariano H. Acuña | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | 1957–1972 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 10 | | | Juliano A. Alba | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Liberal | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1957–1972 Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. ||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. ||||||||||
| 11 | | | Gerardo Roxas Jr. | June 30, 1987 | April 4, 1993 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 11 | | | Gerardo Roxas Jr. | June 30, 1987 | April 4, 1993 | 9th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1992. Died. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 12 | | | Mar Roxas | September 1, 1993 | January 2, 2000 | 9th | Liberal | Elected in 1993 to finish his brother's term. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 12 | | | Mar Roxas | September 1, 1993 | January 2, 2000 | 10th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1995. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 12 | | | Mar Roxas | September 1, 1993 | January 2, 2000 | 11th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Trade and Industry. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 13 | | | Rodriguez D. Dadivas | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | Liberal | Elected in 2001. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 13 | | | Rodriguez D. Dadivas | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2004. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 14 | | | Antonio del Rosario | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | Liberal | Elected in 2007. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 14 | | | Antonio del Rosario | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2010. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 14 | | | Antonio del Rosario | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 15 | | | Emmanuel A. Billones | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Liberal | Elected in 2016. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 15 | | | Emmanuel A. Billones | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 18th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2019. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |
| 15 | | | Emmanuel A. Billones | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 19th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2022. | 1987–present Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 110,349 | 53.01% |
| | PDP–Laban | Esteban Evan Contreras | 54,558 | 26.21% |
| | PRP | Engineer Agana | 42,726 | 20.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 87,905 | |
| | UNA | Gingging Perez Almalbis | 62,374 | |
| | PFP | Ruth Dinglasan | 6,929 | |
| | PDDS | Marcelo Barruela Jr. | 3,862 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Emmanuel Billones Sr. | 103,872 | |
| | UNA | Medardo Pestaño | 28,639 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 68,110 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 200,621 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Antonio Del Rosario | 100,675 | 59.69 |
| | NUP | Jesus Maria Jose Avelino | 22,684 | 13.45 |
| | Independent | Conrado Tinsay | 2,894 | 1.72 |
| | Independent | Zinon Amoroso | 2,131 | 1.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 77,991 | 46.24% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 40,271 | 23.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 168,655 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Antonio Del Rosario | 77,584 | 46.72 |
| | Ugyon Kita Capiz | Felipe Barredo | 45,859 | 27.62 |
| | Independent | Rodriguez Dadivas | 41,205 | 24.82 |
| | Independent | Conrado Tinsay II | 1,397 | 0.84 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 166,045 | 92.87 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 12,752 | 7.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 178,797 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 1993 special

1993 Capiz's 1st congressional district special election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mar Roxas | Liberal Party | | |
| Total | Total | Total | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,638 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 174,524 | 39.33 |
| | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold |