Camarines Sur's 3rd congressional district

Camarines Sur's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of congressional district in city/province
Location of Camarines Sur within the Philippines
Province	Camarines Sur
Region	Bicol Region
Population	554,323 (2020) [1]
Electorate	336,042 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Cities Naga Municipalities Bombon Calabanga Camaligan Canaman Magarao Ocampo Pili
Area	614.51 km2 (237.26 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Nelson Legacion
Political party	Lakas

Camarines Sur's 3rd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of the provincial capital Pili, its largest city Naga, and adjacent municipalities of Bombon, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Magarao and Ocampo. ^{[4] [5]} It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Nelson Legacion of the Lakas. ^[6]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4]
1			Eduardo P. Pilapil	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–2010 Caramoan, Garchitorena, Goa, Lagonoy, Presentacion, Sagñay, San Jose, Siruma, Tigaon, Tinambac
2			Arnulfo Fuentebella	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998.
3			Felix William Fuentebella	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
(2)			Arnulfo Fuentebella	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007. Redistricted to the 4th district.
4			Luis Villafuerte	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2010.	2010–present Bombon, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Magarao, Naga, Ocampo, Pili
5			Leni Robredo	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
6			Gabriel Bordado	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	Liberal	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.
7			Nelson Legacion	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Camarines Sur's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Nelson Legacion	111,839	43.43
	NUP	Ernesto Raoul Villafuerte Magtuto Jr.	108,200	42.01
	Kusog Bikolandia	Noel De Luna	33,711	13.09
	Independent	Juan Agapito Mariano Tria II	2,319	0.9
	Independent	Jarrell Avila Losa	930	0.36
	Independent	Salome Delsocorro Togñi	525	0.20
Total votes			257,524	100.00
	Lakas gain from Liberal

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Camarines Sur's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gabriel Bordado	140,357	58.00
	PDDS	Noel De Luna	51,377	21.23
	Lakas	Sulpicio Roco, Jr.	29,184	12.06
	Aksyon	Jose Anselmo Cadiz	10,780	4.45
	Independent	Juan Agapito Tria II	10,297	4.26
Total votes			241,995	100.00
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Camarines Sur's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gabriel Bordado	102,929	47.72
	Nacionalista	Luis Villafuerte	81,304	37.70
	PDP–Laban	Sulpicio Roco, Jr.	31,446	14.58
Total votes			215,679	100.00
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Camarines Sur's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gabriel Bordado	100,127	47.61
	NPC	Luis Villafuerte	81,074	38.85
Invalid or blank votes			28,463	13.53
Total votes			209,664	100.00
	Liberal hold

2013

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2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Leni Robredo	92,822	69.93
	NPC	Nelly Villafuerte	35,160	19.85
	Independent	Charina Fausto	2,296	1.30
	PDP–Laban	Oscar Arcilla, Jr.	640	0.36
Margin of victory			88,683	50.08
Invalid or blank votes			15,155	8.56
Total votes			177,094	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Luis Villafuerte	91,109	70.11
	Liberal	Jaime Jacob	35,927	19.97
	Lakas–Kampi	Oscar Nonito Arcilla	2,425	1.35
Valid ballots			164,468	91.43
Invalid or blank votes			15,419	8.57
Total votes			179,887	100.00
	NPC hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Camarines Sur

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 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 6, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
5. Republic Act No. 9716 (12 October 2009), An Act Reapportioning the Composition of the First (1st) and Second (2nd) Legislative Districts in the Province of Camarines Sur and Thereby Creating a New Legislative District From Such Reapportionment, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on 16 October 2021, retrieved February 15, 2021
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved August 5, 2022.

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Las Piñas's at-large congressional district	Home district of the speaker November 13, 2000 – January 24, 2001	Succeeded by Quezon City's 4th congressional district