# Eastern Samar's at-large congressional district

Eastern Samar's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Eastern Samar. Also known as Eastern Samar's lone district, it has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1965. It first elected a representative provincewide at-large for the 6th Congress of the Third Philippine Republic following its creation and that of Northern Samar as regular provinces separate from Samar under Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965. It has remained a single-member district for the House of Representatives as well as the Fourth Philippine Republic parliament known as the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Maria Fe R. Abunda of the Lakas–CMD.

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history |
| Eastern Samar's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines |||||||||
| District created June 19, 1965. |||||||||
| 1 | | | Felipe J. Abrigo | December 30, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Liberal | Redistricted from Samar's 3rd district and re-elected in 1965. |
| 1 | | | Felipe J. Abrigo | December 30, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. |
| District dissolved into the ten-seat Region VIII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa. |||||||||
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Batasang Pambansa | Party | Electoral history |
| Eastern Samar's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa |||||||||
| District re-created February 1, 1984. |||||||||
| 2 | | | Vicente O. Valley | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history |
| Eastern Samar's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines |||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. |||||||||
| 3 | | | Jose Tan Ramirez | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. |
| 3 | | | Jose Tan Ramirez | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. |
| 3 | | | Jose Tan Ramirez | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. |
| 4 | | | Marcelino C. Libanan | June 30, 1998 | April 18, 2007 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. |
| 4 | | | Marcelino C. Libanan | June 30, 1998 | April 18, 2007 | 12th | NPC | Re-elected in 2001. |
| 4 | | | Marcelino C. Libanan | June 30, 1998 | April 18, 2007 | 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as Bureau of Immigration commissioner. |
| - | | vacant | vacant | April 18, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | | No special election held to fill vacancy. |
| 5 | | | Teodulo M. Coquilla | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. |
| 5 | | | Teodulo M. Coquilla | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | Independent | Elected in 2007. |
| 6 | | | Ben P. Evardone | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. |
| 6 | | | Ben P. Evardone | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. |
| 6 | | | Ben P. Evardone | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. |
| 7 | | | Maria Fe R. Abunda | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Liberal | Elected in 2019. |
| 7 | | | Maria Fe R. Abunda | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2022. |
| 7 | | | Maria Fe R. Abunda | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2022. |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Maria Fe Abunda (incumbent) | 219,583 | |
| | Independent | Febida Padel | 12,592 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |
| | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold |

### 2019

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Maria Fe Abunda | 95,208 | |
| | Nacionalista | Sheen Gonzales | 88,008 | |
| | NPC | Conrado Nicart III | 46,164 | |
| | PFP | Shaudy Gonzales | 1,875 | |
| | PDDS | Febida Padel | 921 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.00% |
| | Liberal gain from PDP–Laban | Liberal gain from PDP–Laban | Liberal gain from PDP–Laban | Liberal gain from PDP–Laban |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ben Evardone (incumbent) | 132,089 | 58.32% |
| | Nacionalista | Annaliz Gonzales-Kwan | 94,388 | 41.68% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 226,477 | 88.32% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,701 | 16.65% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 29,959 | 11.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 256,436 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ben Evardone (incumbent) | 79,083 | 47.16 |
| | Nacionalista | Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan | 75,131 | 44.81 |
| | Independent | Febidal Fadel | 402 | 0.24 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,952 | 2.36% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,060 | 7.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 167,676 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ben Evardone | 74,082 | 38.07 |
| | Independent | Teodulo Coquilla (incumbent) | 66,222 | 34.03 |
| | NPC | Raymond Apita | 25,932 | 13.33 |
| | PMP | Mateo Biong, Jr. | 17,682 | 9.09 |
| | Nacionalista | Maximo Aljibe | 9,108 | 4.68 |
| | Independent | Conrado Macasa, Sr. | 806 | 0.41 |
| | Independent | Angelo Miguel | 577 | 0.30 |
| | PGRP | Febidal Padel | 193 | 0.10 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 194,602 | 91.05 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,137 | 8.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 213,739 | 100.00 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |