# Sorsogon's 1st congressional district

Sorsogon's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon. 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 the provincial capital, Sorsogon City, and adjacent municipalities of Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes and Pilar. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Maria Bernadette G. Escudero of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).

## 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 |
| Sorsogon's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Vicente de Vera | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Independent | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon |
| 2 | | | Leoncio Grajo | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1907–1916 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon |
| 2 | | | Leoncio Grajo | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1912. | 1907–1916 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon |
| Sorsogon's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 3 | | | Manuel Escudero | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Independent | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1922 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon |
| (2) | | | Leoncio Grajo | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1916–1922 Bacon, Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, Castilla, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon |
| 4 | | | Antonio H. Rocha | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | 1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 5 | | | Juan Reyes | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Demócrata | Elected in 1925. | 1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 6 | | | Justino Encinas | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1928. | 1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 7 | | | Adolfo Gerona | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1931. | 1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 7 | | | Adolfo Gerona | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Re-elected in 1934. | 1922–1935 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| # | 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 |
| Sorsogon's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| 8 | | | Norberto A. Roque | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 8 | | | Norberto A. Roque | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | 1935–1941 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Sorsogon'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 |
| Sorsogon's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| (8) | | | Norberto A. Roque | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| # | 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 |
| Sorsogon's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| 9 | | | Pacifico F. Lim | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 10 | | | Modesto G. Galias | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 11 | | | Salvador R. Encinas | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 11 | | | Salvador R. Encinas | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1957. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 11 | | | Salvador R. Encinas | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 5th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1961. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 11 | | | Salvador R. Encinas | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1965. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| 11 | | | Salvador R. Encinas | December 30, 1953 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1946–1972 Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena |
| District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. ||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. ||||||||||
| 12 | | | Salvador Escudero | June 30, 1987 | April 15, 1996 | 8th | KBL | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 12 | | | Salvador Escudero | June 30, 1987 | April 15, 1996 | 9th | NPC | Re-elected in 1992. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 12 | | | Salvador Escudero | June 30, 1987 | April 15, 1996 | 10th | NPC | Re-elected in 1995. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Agriculture. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 13 | | | Francis Escudero | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 13 | | | Francis Escudero | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | NPC | Elected in 2001. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 13 | | | Francis Escudero | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | NPC | Re-elected in 2004. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| (12) | | | Salvador Escudero | June 30, 2007 | August 13, 2012 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| (12) | | | Salvador Escudero | June 30, 2007 | August 13, 2012 | 15th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2010. Died. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 14 | | | Evelina G. Escudero | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | NPC | Elected in 2013. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 14 | | | Evelina G. Escudero | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 17th | NPC | Re-elected in 2016. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 14 | | | Evelina G. Escudero | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | NPC | Re-elected in 2019. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |
| 15 | | | Maria Bernadette G. Escudero | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NPC | Elected in 2022. | 1987–present Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon City |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Maria Bernadette "Dette" Escudero | 141,922 | |
| | NUP | Joan Lorenzano | 71,217 | |
| | Independent | Rommel Japson | 2,149 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 215,288 | 100 |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Evelina Escudero (incumbent) | 118,436 | |
| | PDP–Laban | Christine Balita | 62,051 | |
| | PFP | Eddie Lotino | 1,564 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100 |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Evelina Escudero (incumbent) | 116,069 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 64,305 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 180,374 | |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Evelina Escudero | 55,425 | 50.34 |
| | Independent | Aeneas Eli Diaz | 28,006 | 25.43 |
| | Independent | Arnulfo Perete | 12,581 | 11.43 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,419 | 24.90% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,099 | 12.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,111 | 100.00 |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

### 2010

2010 House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Salvador Escudero III | 89,512 | 54.56 |
| | Nacionalista | Edwin Hamor | 63,287 | 38.57 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 152,799 | 93.13 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 11,274 | 6.87 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 164,073 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |