Batangas's 1st congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. 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 western Batangas municipalities of Balayan, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal and Tuy and the component city of Calaca. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Leandro Antonio L. Leviste.
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the first district encompassed the western Batangas municipalities of Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal, and Tuy. Tanauan was also a part of the district until it was reapportioned to the third district in 1928. Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, it was reduced to eight municipalities that currently remain within its jurisdiction, while four other municipalities were reapportioned to the second and third districts, respectively.
Representation history # Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndBatangas's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly District created January 9, 1907. 1 Felipe Agoncillo October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907. 1907–1912Balayan, Calaca, Lemery, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan 2 Galicano Apacible October 16, 1909 October 16, 1916 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 3rd Re-elected in 1912. 1912–1916Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, TuyBatangas's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands 3 Ramón Diokno October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Tuy 4 Vicente Lontoc June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1928Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Talisay, Tanauan, Tuy 5 Antonio de las Alas June 6, 1922 February 18, 1933 6th NacionalistaColectivista Elected in 1922. 7th NacionalistaConsolidado Re-elected in 1925. 8th Re-elected in 1928. 1928–1935Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy 9th Re-elected in 1931.Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Communications. (3) Ramón Diokno February 18, 1933 September 16, 1935 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1933 to finish de las Alas's term. 10th NacionalistaDemocrático Re-elected in 1934. # Image Member Term of office NationalAssembly Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndBatangas's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) 6 Natalio López September 16, 1935 October 26, 1936 1st NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia Elected in 1935.Election annulled by electoral commission. 1935–1941Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy 7 Miguel Tolentino October 26, 1936 December 30, 1941 NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia Declared winner of 1935 elections. 2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938. District dissolved into the two-seat Batangas's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). # Image Member Term of office CommonwealthCongress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndBatangas's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines District re-created May 24, 1945. 8 Felixberto Serrano June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndBatangas's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines (8) Felixberto Serrano May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1949Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy 9 Apolinario R. Apacible December 30, 1949 August 22, 1963 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949. 1949–1957Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, Taal, Tuy 3rd Re-elected in 1953. 4th Re-elected in 1957. 1957–1961Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Taal, Tuy 5th Re-elected in 1961.Died. 1961–1972Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal, Tuy 10 Luis N. López January 27, 1964 December 30, 1965 Liberal Elected in 1963 to finish Apacible's term. 11 Federico M. Serrano December 30, 1965 December 30, 1969 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1965. 12 Roberto C. Diokno December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.Removed from office after imposition of martial law. District dissolved into the twenty-seat Region IV-A's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Batangas's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. District re-created February 2, 1987. 13 Conrado V. Apacible June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987. 1987–presentBalayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Tuy 14 Eduardo Ermita June 30, 1992 January 25, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992. 10th Re-elected in 1995. 11th Re-elected in 1998.Resigned on appointment as acting Secretary of National Defense. 15 Eileen Ermita-Buhain June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas Elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 14th Re-elected in 2007. 16 Tomas Apacible June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th Liberal Elected in 2010. (15) Eileen Ermita-Buhain June 30, 2013 June 30, 2022 16th Nacionalista Elected in 2013. 17th Re-elected in 2016. 18th Re-elected in 2019. 17 Eric Buhain June 30, 2022 June 30, 2025 19th Nacionalista Elected in 2022. 18 Leandro Leviste June 30, 2025 Incumbent 20th Independent Elected in 2025. Lakas
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See also Legislative districts of Batangas
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