Bataan's 2nd congressional district

Bataan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Bataan within the Philippines
Province	Bataan
Region	Central Luzon
Population	289,455 (2020) [1]
Electorate	197,735 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	4 LGUs Cities Balanga Municipalities Limay Orion Pilar
Area	318.24 km2 (122.87 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Albert Garcia
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Bataan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of the provincial capital Balanga and adjacent eastern Bataan municipalities of Limay, Orion and Pilar. The southwestern municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles were once part of the district until these were reassigned to the third district effective 2022. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Albert Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP). ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Bataan's at-large district. [6]
1			Tet Garcia	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–2022 Bagac, Balanga, Limay, Mariveles, Orion, Pilar
							LDP
2			Dominador N. Venegas	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
(1)			Tet Garcia	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	LDP	Elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998.
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
3			Albert Garcia	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
						15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
(1)			Tet Garcia	June 30, 2013	June 13, 2016	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013. Died.
4			Joet Garcia	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
						18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
(3)			Albert Garcia	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.	2022–present Balanga, Limay, Orion, Pilar

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Albert Garcia	107,496	75.86
	PROMDI	Laissa Roque	34,201	24.14
Total votes			141,697	100.00
	NUP gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Joet Garcia	173,701	100
Total votes			173,701	100
	NUP hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Bataan

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
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 March 31, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 11153 (June 24, 2021), An Act Providing for the Reapportionment of the Province of Bataan into Three (3) Legislative Districts , retrieved November 14, 2024
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
6. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 10, 2021.