Iloilo's 4th congressional district

Iloilo's 4th 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 city of Passi and adjacent municipalities of Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas and San Enrique. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Braeden John Q. Biron of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Iloilo's 4th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 4th congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population378,502 (2015)[1]
Electorate220,814 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area976.95 km2 (377.20 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeBraeden John Q. Biron
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 4th district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Adriano Hernández October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1909
Barotac Nuevo, Janiuay, Pototan
2 Espiridión Guanco October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 1909–1912
Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Janiuay, Pototan
3 Amando Avanceña October 16, 1912 June 30, 1914 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.
Resigned on election as Iloilo governor.		 1912–1916
Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dumangas, Janiuay, Lambunao, Pototan
4 Tiburcio Lutero August 28, 1914 October 16, 1916 Progresista Elected to finish Avanceña's term.

Iloilo's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

(4) Tiburcio Lutero October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Progresista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1922
Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dumangas, Janiuay, Lambunao, Pototan
5 Daniel Evangelista June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
6 Federico R. Tirador June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Nacionalista
Colectivista		 Elected in 1922. 1922–1935
Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan
7 Asención Arancillo June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1925.
8 Tomás Buenaflor June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
(6) Federico R. Tirador June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Nacionalista
Pro-Independencia		 Elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 4th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(8) Tomás Buenaflor September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
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 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 Ceferino de los Santos June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Iloilo's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

10 Mariano B. Peñaflorida May 25, 1946 November 11, 1947 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1946.
Resigned on election as Iloilo governor.		 1946–1969
Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan
11 Gaudencio Demaisip March 23, 1948 December 30, 1949 Nacionalista Elected to finish Peñaflorida's term.
12 Ricardo Yap Ladrido December 30, 1949 December 30, 1969 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949.
3rd Democratic Re-elected in 1953.
4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1957.
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
(10) Mariano B. Peñaflorida December 30, 1969 September 23, 1972 7th Nacionalista Elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.		 1969–1972
Barotac Nuevo, Bingawan, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Mina, Pototan
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.
13 Narciso D. Monfort June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th KBL Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, Passi, San Enrique
14 Nicetas P. Panes June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th LDP Elected in 1992.
(13) Narciso D. Monfort June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
15 Ferjenel Biron June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th KAMPI Elected in 2004.
14th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2007.
15th UNA Re-elected in 2010.
16 Hernan G. Biron Jr. June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th UNA Elected in 2013.
(15) Ferjenel Biron June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
17 Braeden John Q. Biron June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Ferjenel Biron 108,394
Independent Rita Monfort-Bautista 63,465
Independent Felicito Dolar Jr. 609
Invalid or blank votes 16,182
Total votes 188,650

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
UNA Hernan Biron Jr. 73,528 46.14
Liberal Niel Tupas Sr. 70,834 44.45
Margin of victory 2,694 1.69%
Invalid or blank votes 15,000 9.41
Total votes 159,362 100.00
UNA hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Ferjenel Biron 106,303 64.60
Liberal Neil Tupas Sr. 58,261 35.40
Valid ballots 165,564 96.72
Invalid or blank votes 5,576 3.28
Total votes 170,140 100.00
Nacionalista 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 April 28, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 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 April 28, 2020.

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