Siquijor's at-large congressional district

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Siquijor's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Siquijor within the Philippines
ProvinceSiquijor
RegionCentral Visayas
Population103,395 (2020)[1]
Electorate78,458 (2022)[2]
Area337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1984
RepresentativeZaldy Villa
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Siquijor's at-large congressional district is the provincewide

Siquijor Island from Negros Oriental, was formerly represented as part of that province's 2nd district in earlier legislatures.[5] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Siquijor has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Zaldy Villa of the Lakas–CMD.[7][8]

Representation history

# Member Term of office Batasang
Pambansa
Party Electoral history
Start End

Siquijor's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District created February 1, 1984 from Region VII's at-large district.[9]
1 Manolito L. Asok July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd KBL Elected in 1984.
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
Start End

Siquijor's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987.[6]
2 Orlando B. Fua June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Lakas ng Bansa (GAD) Elected in 1987.
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Lakas Re-elected in 1995.
3 Orlando A. Fua Jr. June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th NPC Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
(2) Orlando B. Fua June 30, 2007 June 30, 2013 14th Lakas Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
4 Marie Anne S. Pernes June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
5 Ramon Vicente Rocamora June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th
Independent
Elected in 2016.
PDP–Laban
6 Jake Vincent S. Villa June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th NPC Elected in 2019.
7 Zaldy S. Villa June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022.
Lakas

Election results

2022

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's
Lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban
Zaldy Villa 33,989 49.19%
Aksyon Orlando Fua Jr. 26,722 38.67%
Independent
Guido Ganhinhin 1,660 2.40%
Independent
Joy Lopes de Andrade 474 0.69%
PROMDI
Armin Demetillo 310 0.45%
Valid ballots 63,155 91.39%
Invalid or blank votes 5,948 8.61%
Total votes 69,103 100.00%

2019

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's
Lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Jake Vincent Villa 26,840 45.46%
PDP–Laban
Ramon Vicente Antonio Rocamora 18,775 31.80%
Independent
Orlando Fua Jr. 10,348 17.53%
PFP Marie Anne Pernes 2,849 4.83%
Independent
Demosthenes Fernandez 223 0.38%
Total votes 59,035 100.00%
PDP–Laban

2016

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's
Lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent
Ramon Vicente Antonio Rocamora 22,125 40.61%
Liberal Marie Anne Pernes 18,216 33.43%
UNA Orlando Fua Jr. 9,695 17.79%
Independent
Carl Mark Ganhinhin 4,439 8.14%
Total votes 54,475 100.00%
Independent gain from Liberal

2013

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Marie Anne Pernes [10] 28,395 51.66
Lakas
Orlando Fua, Jr. 23,671 43.06
Margin of victory 4,724 8.59%
Invalid or blank votes 2,900 5.28
Total votes 54,966 100.00
Lakas

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi
Orlando Fua, Sr. 33,509 66.52
PDSP Fernando Avanzado 10,094 20.04
Liberal Grace Sumalpong 6,565 13.03
Independent
Jesus Flor 206 0.42
Valid ballots 50,374 95.29
Invalid or blank votes 2,489 4.71
Total votes 52,863 100.00
Lakas–Kampi gain from PDSP

See also

References

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 660, (1984-03-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Republic Act No. 6398, (1971-09-17)". Lawyerly. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (November 8, 2023). "Senior Deputy Speaker Gonzales, 3 other lawmakers join Lakas-CMD party". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "Widow replaces bet who dies of ailment". philstar.com. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-14.