Aklan's 2nd congressional district

Aklan's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Aklan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019.[2] The district consists of the municipalities of Buruanga, Ibajay, Lezo, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia, Tangalan. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. of the Nacionalista Party (NP), who has represented the district since its creation.[3]

Aklan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Aklan within the Philippines
ProvinceAklan
RegionWestern Visayas
Population277,505 (2015)[1]
Electorate143,605 (2019)
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2018
RepresentativeTeodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created August 28, 2018, redistricted from Aklan's at-large congressional district.[4]
1 Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. June 30, 2019 Present 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019. 2019–present:
Buruanga, Ibajay, Lezo, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, Numancia, Tangalan

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr. 92,292 64.65%
NPC Vicky Ramos 49,073 34.17%
PFP Leovigildo Mationg 978 0.68%
Independent Johnny Tumbokon 708 0.49%
Total votes 143,605 100.00%
Nacionalista win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. https://www.rappler.com/nation/210572-senate-bill-split-aklan-two-legislative-districts

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