Quezon City's 5th congressional district

Quezon City's 5th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2013.[3] Previously included in the 2nd district, it includes the barangays bordering the northern enclave of Caloocan more popularly known as Novaliches.[4] Primarily a residential area, it is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Alfred Vargas of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Quezon City's 5th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Quezon City's 5th congressional district in Quezon City
CityQuezon City
RegionMetro Manila
Population535,798[1]
Electorate204,483 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Current constituency
RepresentativeAlfred Vargas
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd
District created July 2, 2012, redistricted from the 2nd district.[6]
1 Alfred Vargas June 30, 2013 Present 16th Liberal Elected in 2013. 2013–present:

Bagbag, Capri, Fairview, Greater Lagro, Gulod, Kaligayahan, Nagkaisang Nayon, North Fairview, Novaliches Proper, Pasong Putik Proper, San Agustin, San Bartolome, Santa Lucia, Santa Monica

17th Re-elected in 2016.
18th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alfred Vargas 64,701 56.29
KKK Mary Ann Susano 24,819 21.59
UNA Dante Liban 10,563 9.19
Aksyon Isagani Oro 4,495 3.91
Margin of victory 39,882 34.70%
Valid ballots 104,578 90.98
Invalid or blank votes 10,369 9.02
Total votes 114,947 100.00
Liberal win (new seat)

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alfred Vargas 134,946
Invalid or blank votes 25,398
Total votes 160,344
Liberal hold

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Quezon City's 5th District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Alfred Vargas 132,047 85.7
Independent Angelito Francisco 9,064 5.9
Independent Rey Miranda 7,585 4.9
Lakas Joel Miranda 2,813 1.8
Independent Victor Francisco 2,527 1.7
Valid ballots 151,509 90.5
Invalid or blank votes 15,852 9.5
Total votes 167,361 100.00
PDP–Laban hold

See also

References
  1. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx
  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. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. Congress of the Philippines (July 2, 2012). "Republic Act No. 10170". Retrieved June 13, 2016.

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