Cavite's 7th congressional district
Cavite's 7th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010.[3] The district consists of the Cavite's de facto capital city of Trece Martires and adjacent municipalities of Amadeo, Indang and Tanza. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Jesus Crispin Remulla of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]
| Cavite's 7th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Cavite within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cavite |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Population | 485,149 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 241,541 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 4 LGUs
|
| Area | 251.75 km² |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Representative | Jesus Crispin Remulla |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| District created July 27, 2009.[5] | ||||||||
| 1 | Jesus Crispin Remulla | July 26, 2010 | June 6, 2013 | 15th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2010. | 2010–2019: Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Tagaytay, Ternate | |
| 2 | Abraham Ng Tolentino | July 22, 2013 | June 4, 2019 | 16th | Liberal Party | Elected in 2013. | ||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||
| 3 | Jesus Crispin Remulla | July 22, 2019 | Present | 18th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2019. | 2019–present: Amadeo, Indang, Tanza, Trece Martires | |
Election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Jesus Crispin Remulla | 128,674 | 67.83% | |||
| Aksyon | Hermogenes Arayata III | 61,031 | 32.17% | |||
| Total votes | 189,705 | 100% | ||||
| Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Abraham Ng Tolentino | 163,514 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 163,514 | 100% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Abraham Ng Tolentino | 78,852 | 53.84% | |||
| Nacionalista | Gilbert Remulla | 65,837 | 44.96% | |||
| PMP | Norman Versoza | 1,328 | 0.91% | |||
| NPC | Pedro Lopez | 432 | 0.29% | |||
| Total votes | 146,449 | 100% | ||||
| Liberal gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Jesus Crispin Remulla | 119,810 | 71.20% | ||
| Liberal | Laureano Mendoza | 48,454 | 28.80% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,233 | 10.26% | |||
| Total votes | 187,497 | 100% | |||
| Nacionalista win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Republic Act No. 9727: An Act Repportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 27, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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