Samar's 1st congressional district is one of the two

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in the province of

Samar Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of

Calbayog Calbayog, officially the City of Calbayog (; ), is a component city in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 186,960 people. It lies along the coastal region of the province stretching about ...

and adjacent municipalities of Almagro, Gandara, Matuguinao, Pagsanghan, San Jorge, Santa Margarita, Santo Niño, Tagapul-an and Tarangnan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Stephen James T. Tan of the

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(NP). Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the old province of Samar, the district consisted of the old province's northern municipalities of

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, Bobon, Calbayog,

Capul Capul, officially the Municipality of Capul (; ), is an island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,323 people. The natives of Capul are known as the Abaknon or the ...

, Catarman,

Catubig Catubig, officially the Municipality of Catubig (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,174 people. His ...

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Laoang Laoang, officially the Municipality of Laoang (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,607 people. It i ...

, Lapinig, Las Navas, Lavezares, Mondragon,

Palapag Palapag, officially the Municipality of Palapag (; ), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,034 people. It is located in the northernmost part of Samar Island. H ...

Pambujan Pambujan, officially the Municipality of Pambujan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,532 people. Geography Pambujan has a contiguous territory of , ...

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, San Isidro, San Jose, and San Roque. Following the split, Calbayog became part of Western Samar (now known simply as Samar), while the remaining municipalities formed

Northern Samar Northern Samar (; ), officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman, the most populous town in the province and is located at the northern portion of ...

, with each new province gaining distinct representation.

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Region VIII Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Samar (province) 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Eastern Visayas Constituencies established in 1907