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 20th Congress by Howard Guintu, an independent.

The district served as an electoral district in the 1934 Constitutional Convention and in the 1971 Constitutional Convention, electing two delegates in each.

The district had been a safe seat for the Liberal Party. Whenever the district is contested in an election, it has been held by the party since its foundation in 1946, except from 1953 to 1957, until 2025. In the 2025 elections, none of the contesting candidates were from the Liberal Party.

List of members representing the district Philippine Assembly (1907–1916) Portrait Member Term of office Party Legislature Electoral history ConstituenciesDistrict created January 9, 1907. Eugenio Picazo October 16, 1907–October 16, 1909 Independent 1st Legislature Elected in 1907. 1907–1909Capiz, Dao, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra Rafael Acuña October 16, 1909–October 16, 1916 rowspan="2" Nacionalista 2nd Legislature Elected in 1909. 1909–1916Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma 3rd Legislature Re-elected in 1912.

House of Representatives (1916–1935) Portrait Member Term of office Party Legislature Electoral history Constituencies Antonio Belo October 16, 1916–June 3, 1919 Nacionalista 4th Legislature Elected in 1916. 1916–1919Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, Sigma Antonio Habana June 3, 1919–June 6, 1922 Nacionalista 5th Legislature Elected in 1919. 1919–1935Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra Manuel Roxas June 6, 1922–November 15, 1935 Nacionalista Colectivista 6th Legislature Elected in 1922. rowspan="3" Nacionalista Consolidado 7th Legislature Re-elected in 1925. 8th Legislature Re-elected in 1928. 9th Legislature Re-elected in 1931. Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia 10th Legislature Re-elected in 1934.

1934 Constitutional Convention (1934–1935) Seat A Seat B Legislature Constituencies Portrait Member Term of office Party Electoral history Portrait Member Term of office Party Electoral history Jose Altavas July 30, 1934–February 19, 1935 Nonpartisan Elected in 1934. Manuel Roxas July 30, 1934–February 19, 1935 Nonpartisan Elected in 1934. 1934 Constitutional Convention 1934–1935Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra

National Assembly (1935–1945) Commonwealth Portrait Member Term of office Party Legislature Electoral history Constituencies Manuel Roxas November 15, 1935–December 30, 1938 Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia 1st National Assembly Re-elected in 1935. 1935–1938Capiz, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra Ramon Arnaldo December 30, 1938–December 30, 1941 Nacionalista 2nd National Assembly Elected in 1938. 1938–1941Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Second Republic National Assembly.

House of Representatives (1945–1972) Portrait Member Term of office Party Legislature Electoral history Constituencies District re-created May 24, 1945. Ramon Arnaldo June 9, 1945–December 30, 1953 Nacionalista 1st Commonwealth Congress Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1949Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra rowspan="3" Liberal 2nd Commonwealth Congress Re-elected in 1946. 1st Congress 2nd Congress Re-elected in 1949. 1949–1953Capiz, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas Carmen Consing December 30, 1953–December 30, 1957 Nacionalista 3rd Congress Elected in 1953. 1953–1957Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas Gerardo Roxas December 30, 1957–November 12, 1963 rowspan="2" Liberal 4th Congress Elected in 1957. 1957–1972Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas 5th Congress Re-elected in 1961.Resigned on election as senator. colspan="5" No special election held to fill vacancy. Mariano Acuña December 30, 1965–December 30, 1969 Liberal 6th Congress Elected in 1965. Juliano Alba December 30, 1969–September 23, 1972 Liberal 7th Congress Elected in 1969.Term cut short upon the imposition of martial law. 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.

1971 Constitutional Convention (1971–1972) Seat A Seat B Legislature Constituencies Portrait Member Term of office Party Electoral history Portrait Member Term of office Party Electoral history Enrique Belo June 1, 1971–November 29, 1972 Nonpartisan Elected in 1970. George Viterbo June 1, 1971–November 29, 1972 Nonpartisan Elected in 1970. 1971 Constitutional Convention 1971–1972Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Ivisan, Maayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas

House of Representatives (1987–present) Portrait Member Term of office Party Legislature Electoral history Constituencies District re-created February 2, 1987. Gerardo Roxas Jr. June 30, 1987–April 4, 1993 rowspan="2" Liberal 8th Congress Elected in 1987. 1987–presentMaayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas, Roxas 9th Congress Re-elected in 1992.Died. colspan="5" Mar Roxas September 1, 1993–January 2, 2000 rowspan="3" Liberal Elected in 1993 to finish his brother's term. 10th Congress Re-elected in 1995. 11th Congress Re-elected in 1998.Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Trade and Industry. colspan="5" No special election held to fill vacancy. Rodriguez Dadivas June 30, 2001–June 30, 2007 rowspan="2" Liberal 12th Congress Elected in 2001. 13th Congress Re-elected in 2004. Antonio del Rosario June 30, 2007–June 30, 2016 rowspan="3" Liberal 14th Congress Elected in 2007. 15th Congress Re-elected in 2010. 16th Congress Re-elected in 2013. Tawi Billones June 30, 2016–June 30, 2025 rowspan="3" Liberal 17th Congress Elected in 2016. 18th Congress Re-elected in 2019. 19th Congress Re-elected in 2022. Howard Guintu June 30, 2025–present Independent 20th Congress Elected in 2025.

Election results

1993 special

2010

2013

2016

2019

2022

2025

See also Legislative districts of Capiz

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