Agusan del Sur's 2nd congressional district

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Agusan del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Agusan del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Map
Agusan del Sur in Philippines.svg
Location of Agusan del Sur within the Philippines
Province Agusan del Sur
Region Caraga
Population373,363 (2020) [1]
Electorate230,722 (2022) [2]
Major settlements Bunawan, La Paz, Loreto, Rosario, San Francisco, Santa Josefa, Trento, Veruela
Area5,516.55 km2 (2,129.95 sq mi)
Current constituency
Representative Eddiebong Plaza
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Agusan del Sur's 2nd congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Agusan del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010. Previously included in Agusan del Sur's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 2010, it encompasses the southern part of the province, bordering the Davao Region. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Eddiebong Plaza of the National Unity Party. [3]

Contents

Representation history

House of Representatives (1987–present)

TermLegislaturePortraitMemberPartyElectoral history
District created October 20, 2008 from Agusan del Sur's at-large district. [4]
June 30, 2010

June 30, 2019
15th Congress Seal of the Philippine House of Representatives-pre-2015.png Evelyn Plaza Lakas Elected in 2010.
16th Congress NUP Re-elected in 2013.
17th Congress PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
June 30, 2019

present
18th Congress Rep. Eddiebong Plaza (20th Congress).jpg Eddiebong Plaza
(born 1962)
NUP Elected in 2019.
19th Congress Re-elected in 2022.
20th Congress Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Evelyn Mellana 61,018 55.08
Liberal Ceferino Paredes, Jr.40,76536.80
PDP–Laban Reynaldo Quijada7,6306.89
Independent Bienvenido Cebuala1,3641.22
Valid ballots110,77787.70
Invalid or blank votes15,53012.30
Total votes126,307 100.00
Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NUP Evelyn Mellana
NPC Rodolfo Plaza
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
NUP hold Swing

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Evelyn Plaza-Mellana
Total votes
NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Adolph Plaza 111,328 51.32
Independent Dodge Corro9,9457.67
PDSP Maximino Robles Jr.8,3296.42
Total votes129,602 100.00
NUP gain from PDP–Laban

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Adolph Plaza 144,042100.00
Total votes
NUP hold

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd District
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Adolph Plaza 130,965 100.00%
Total votes130,965 100.00%
Turnout 186,98180.45%
NUP hold

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. Congress of the Philippines (October 20, 2008). "Republic Act No. 9508 – An Act Providing for the Reapportionment of the Lone Legislative District of the Province of Agusan del Sur". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved February 4, 2017.