Iloilo's 5th congressional district

Iloilo's 5th 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 northern municipalities of Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael and Sara. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Raul C. Tupas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Iloilo's 5th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 5th congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population451,116 (2015)[1]
Electorate254,499 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,171.30 km2 (452.24 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 5th district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Regino Dorillo October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Independent Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
2 Ramón López October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909.
3 Cirilo Mapa Jr. October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Progresista Elected in 1912.

Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4 Juan de León October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Progresista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
5 Victorino M. Salcedo June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1922
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Carles, Estancia, Passi, Sara
6 Tomás Vargas June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922. 1922–1935
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
7 Venancio Cudillo June 2, 1925 September 16, 1935 7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Pro-Independencia		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(5) Victorino M. Salcedo September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
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 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
8 Juan V. Borra June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(8) Juan V. Borra May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Liberal Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
9 José M. Aldeguer December 30, 1949 September 23, 1972 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949. 1949–1957
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
3rd Democratic Re-elected in 1953.
4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1957. 1957–1969
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, Sara
5th Re-elected in 1961.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.		 1969–1972
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, San Rafael, Sara
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.
10 Niel D. Tupas Sr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara
9th Liberal Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11 Rolex T. Suplico June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LDP Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
12 Niel Tupas Jr. June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Liberal Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
13 Raul C. Tupas June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Raul Tupas 117,610
Liberal Yvonne Angeli Tupas 79,833
Invalid or blank votes 20,054
Total votes 217,497

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Niel Tupas Jr. 101,851 62.62
UNA Jett Roxas 44,324 27.25
Margin of victory 57,527 35.37%
Invalid or blank votes 16,471 10.13
Total votes 162,646 100.00
Liberal hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Neil Tupas Jr. 87,455 52.41
Nacionalista Rolex Suplico 78,869 47.27
NPC Raul Alba 541 0.32
Valid ballots 166,856 92.87
Invalid or blank votes 8,388 4.79
Total votes 175,253 100.00
Liberal 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 29, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 29, 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 29, 2020.

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