Iloilo's 2nd congressional district
| Iloilo's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district in Iloilo | |
 Location of Iloilo within the Philippines | |
| Province | Iloilo |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Population | 313,112 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 181,669 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 8 LGUs
|
| Area | 606.88 km² |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Michael B. Gorriceta |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Iloilo's 2nd congressional district is one of the five
Zarraga. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Nicolás Jalandoni | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro | |
| 2 | Carlos Ledesma | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Progresista | Elected in 1909. | ||
| 3 | Perfecto J. Salas | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 4 | Crescenciano Lozano | October 16, 1916 | June 2, 1925 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916 .
|
1916–1919 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | 1919–1922 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz | ||||||
| 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Re-elected in 1922. | 1922–1935 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia | |||||
| 5 | Vicente R. Ybiernas | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| 6 | Engracio Padilla | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Demócrata
|
Elected in 1928. | ||
| (5) | Vicente R. Ybiernas | June 2, 1931 | September 16, 1935 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | ||
| 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1934. | ||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| 7 | Ruperto Montinola | September 16, 1935 | February 10, 1940 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1938 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. Died. |
1938–1941 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jaro, Jordan, Pavia | |||||
| 8 | Oscar C. Ledesma | December 10, 1940 | December 30, 1941 | Nacionalista | Elected in 1940 to finish Montinola's term. | |||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (8) | Oscar C. Ledesma | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| (8) | Oscar C. Ledesma | May 29, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia | |
| 9 | Pascual P. Espinosa | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | ||
| 10 | Rodolfo Ganzon | December 30, 1953 | November 10, 1955 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. Resigned on election as mayor of Iloilo City. | ||
| (9) | Pascual P. Espinosa | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Liberal | Elected in 1957. | ||
| (10) | Rodolfo Ganzon | December 30, 1961 | November 12, 1964 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1961. Resigned on election as senator. | ||
| 11 | Fermin Z. Caram Jr. | December 30, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | |||||||
| District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 12 | Alberto J. Lopez | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | LABAN | Elected in 1987. | 1987–1995 Zarraga
| |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | 1995–present Zarraga
| ||||||
| 13 | Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
| 12th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2001. | ||||||
| 14 | Judy Syjuco | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2010 | 13th | Liberal | Elected in 2004. | ||
| 14th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| (13) | Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | Lakas–Kampi | Elected in 2010. | ||
| UNA | ||||||||
| 15 | Arcadio H. Gorriceta | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||
| 16 | Michael B. Gorriceta | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Michael Gorriceta | 106,121 | 71.50 | |
| NUP | Dennis Superficial | 41,072 | 27.67 | |
Independent
|
Mark John Velasco | 1,226 | 8.26 | |
| Total votes | 148,419 | 100.00 | ||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arcadio Gorriceta | 99,957 | ||
| UNA | June Mondejar | 41,585 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 14,032 | |||
| Total votes | 155,574 | |||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arcadio Gorriceta | 44,310 | 41.60 | |||
Independent
|
Salvador Cabaluna III | 30,773 | 28.89 | |||
| UNA | Augusto Syjuco Jr. | 23,404 | 21.97 | |||
| Margin of victory | 13,537 | 12.71% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 8,033 | 7.54 | ||||
| Total votes | 106,520 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal gain from UNA | ||||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lakas–Kampi
|
Augusto Syjuco Jr. | 79,843 | 63.11 | |
| NPC | Ramon Arenas Jr. | 43,654 | 34.50 | |
Independent
|
Diopito Gonzales | 3,027 | 2.39 | |
| Valid ballots | 126,524 | 91.63 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,558 | 8.37 | ||
| Total votes | 138,082 | 100.00 | ||
Lakas–Kampi hold
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See also
References
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- ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
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