Palawan's 2nd congressional district

Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española.[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan.[5] The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose Chavez Alvarez of PDP–Laban.[6]

Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
ProvincePalawan
RegionMimaropa
Population399,148 (2015)[1]
Electorate236,014 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area6,116.50 km2 (2,361.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeJose Chavez Alvarez
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Palawan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district.[5]
1 Ramon Mitra Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th LDP Elected in 1987. 1987–1992
Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon
2 Alfredo Amor E. Abueg Jr. June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992. 1992–1995
Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal
10th Re-elected in 1995. 1995–2013
Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
11th Re-elected in 1998.
3 Abraham Mitra June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Liberal Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
4 Victorino Dennis M. Socrates June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th NUP Elected in 2010.
5 Frederick F. Abueg June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 16th NUP Elected in 2013. 2013–present
Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
6 Beng Abueg June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th PPP Elected in 2019.
7 Jose C. Alvarez June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022.

Election results

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "Republic Act No. 10171". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.