Albay's 1st congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. 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 northern Albay city of Tabaco and adjacent municipalities of Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo and Tiwi. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Krisel Lagman of the Liberal Party (LP).

Representation history # Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndAlbay's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly District created January 9, 1907. 1 Tomás Almonte October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi 2 Marcial Calleja October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909. 3 Domingo Díaz October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.Albay's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (3) Domingo Díaz October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1935Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi 4 Agapito Buenconsejo June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 6th NacionalistaUnipersonalista Re-elected in 1922. 5 Francisco B. Peña June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. 6 Julián Belén June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1928. 7 Froilán Pavericio June 2, 1931 August 9, 1931 9th Demócrata Elected in 1931.Died. 8 Julián M. Locsin September 3, 1931 January 31, 1933 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1931 to finish Pavericio's term.Election annulled by House tribunal after electoral protest. 9 Exequiel Kare January 31, 1933 September 16, 1935 NacionalistaConsolidado Declared winner of 1931 special election. 10th NacionalistaDemocrático Re-elected in 1934. # Image Member Term of office NationalAssembly Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndAlbay's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) 10 José Bonto September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st NacionalistaDemocrático Elected in 1935. 1935–1941Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi 2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938. District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). # Image Member Term of office CommonwealthCongress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndAlbay's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines District re-created May 24, 1945. 11 Isabelo V. Binamira June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941.Oath taking deferred. 1945–1946Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndAlbay's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines 12 Eulogio V. Lawenko May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1946. 1946–1972Bacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi 13 Lorenzo P. Ziga December 30, 1949 November 4, 1954 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949. 3rd Re-elected in 1953.Died. 14 Tecla San Andres Ziga November 8, 1955 December 30, 1961 Liberal Elected in 1955 to finish Ziga's term. 4th Re-elected in 1957. 15 Venancio P. Ziga December 30, 1961 December 30, 1969 5th Liberal Elected in 1961. 6th Re-elected in 1965. 16 Amando D. Cope December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.Removed from office after imposition of martial law. District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. District re-created February 2, 1987. 17 Edcel Lagman June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th LABAN Elected in 1987. 1987–presentBacacay, Malilipot, Malinao, Santo Domingo, Tabaco, Tiwi 9th LDP Re-elected in 1992. 10th Re-elected in 1995. 18 Krisel Lagman June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998. 12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001. (17) Edcel Lagman June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas Elected in 2004. 14th Re-elected in 2007. 15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010. 19 Edcel Greco Alexandre Lagman Jr. June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Liberal Elected in 2013. (17) Edcel Lagman June 30, 2016 January 30, 2025 17th Liberal Elected in 2016. 18th Re-elected in 2019. 19th Re-elected in 2022.Died in office. — vacant January 30, 2025 June 30, 2025 – No special election held to fill vacancy. (18) Krisel Lagman June 30, 2025 20th Liberal Elected in 2025.

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See also Legislative districts of Albay

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