Cavite's 8th congressional district

Cavite's 8th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019.[3] Previously included in Cavite's 7th congressional district, it was redistricted when General Trias was granted its own district, it being assigned as the new 7th district, and having remnants of the old 7th district the new 8th district. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Abraham Tolentino of the National Unity Party, who has represented the district since its creation.[4]

Cavite's 8th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cavite within the Philippines
ProvinceCavite
RegionCalabarzon
Population371,827 (2015)[1]
Electorate230,335 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area558.1 km²
Current constituency
Created2010
RepresentativeAbraham Tolentino
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created September 17, 2018, redistricted from the Cavite's 7th district.[5]
1 Abraham Tolentino June 30, 2019 Present 18th NUP Elected in 2019. 2019–present:
Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Tagaytay, Ternate

Election results

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Abraham Tolentino 143,367 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 42,165 22.91%
Total votes 185,977 100.00%
PDP–Laban win (new seat)

See also

References

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