Iloilo's 2nd congressional district

Iloilo's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the municipalities of Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara and Zarraga. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

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
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population313,112 (2015)[1]
Electorate181,669 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area606.88 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeMichael B. Gorriceta
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
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 Democrata 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
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Iloilo's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

7 Ruperto Montinola September 16, 1935 February 10, 1940 1st Nacionalista
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 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
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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 Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(8) Oscar C. Ledesma May 29, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista 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
Alimodian, Buenavista, Jordan, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Nueva Valencia, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995. 1995–present
Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
13 Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2001.
14 Judy J. Syjuco June 30, 2004 June 30, 2010 13th Liberal Elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
(13) Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th UNA Elected in 2010.
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.

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections[6]
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
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arcadio Gorriceta 99,957
UNA June Mondejar 41,585
Invalid or blank votes 14,032
Total votes 155,574

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. 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. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. August 11, 2019. p. 23. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

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