Iloilo's 2nd congressional district Legislative district of the Philippines
Iloilo's 2nd congressional district Boundary of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district in
Iloilo Province Iloilo Region Western Visayas Population 346,189 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 222,230 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 606.88 km² Created 1907 Representative Michael B. Gorriceta Political party Nacionalista Congressional bloc Majority
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] Alimodian , Leganes , Leon , New Lucena , Pavia , San Miguel , Santa Barbara and Zarraga . Until 1995, it previously included the former sub-province of Guimaras , which became a separate province in 1992. Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it was composed of Iloilo City , the southern Iloilo municipalities of Leganes and Pavia , and the sub-province of Guimaras. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[ 4]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
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 .
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 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 Elected in 1925 .
6
Engracio Padilla
June 5, 1928
June 2, 1931
8th
Demócrata
Elected in 1928 .
(5 )
Vicente R. Ybiernas
June 2, 1931
September 16, 1935
9th
Nacionalista Elected in 1931 .
10th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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7
Ruperto Montinola
September 16, 1935
February 10, 1940
1st
Nacionalista Elected in 1935 .
1935–1938 Arevalo , Buenavista , Iloilo , Jaro , Jordan , La Paz , Pavia
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .1938–1941 Buenavista , Iloilo City , Jaro , Jordan , Pavia
8
Oscar C. Ledesma
December 10, 1940
December 30, 1941
Nacionalista
Elected in 1940 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) .
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Member
Term of office
Common
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
(8 )
Oscar C. Ledesma
June 9, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Buenavista , Iloilo City , Jordan , Leganes , Nueva Valencia , Pavia
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
Start
End
(8 )
Oscar C. Ledesma
May 29, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Nacionalista
Re-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 .Iloilo City mayor .
(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 .senator .
11
Fermin Z. Caram Jr.
December 30, 1965
September 23, 1972
6th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1965 .
7th
Re-elected in 1969 .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
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
Re-elected in 2001 .
14
Judy Syjuco
June 30, 2004
June 30, 2010
13th
Liberal
Elected in 2004 .
14th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2007 .
(13 )
Augusto L. Syjuco Jr.
June 30, 2010
June 30, 2013
15th
Lakas–Kampi
Elected in 2010 .
UNA
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 .
19th
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 . ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections" . Commission on Elections . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)" . Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved March 26, 2020 . ^ "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF) . comelec.gov.ph . Commission on Elections. August 11, 2019. p. 23. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct.
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