Camarines Sur's 5th congressional district

Camarines Sur's 5th 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	499,713 (2020) [1]
Electorate	317,219 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities Iriga Municipalities Baao Balatan Bato Buhi Bula Nabua
Area	954.68 km2 (368.60 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2009
Representative	Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte
Political party	National Unity Party
Congressional bloc	Majority

Camarines Sur's 5th congressional district is one of the five congressional districts in the province of Camarines Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2010. ^[3] The district was created following the 2009 reapportionment that split the 1st district into two thereby creating an additional district for the province. ^{[4] [5]} The district consists of the city of Iriga and adjacent municipalities in the Partido region of southern Camarines Sur that previously comprised the 4th district, namely Baao, Balatan, Bato, Buhi, Bula and Nabua. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Miguel Luis Villafuerte of the National Unity Party (NUP). ^[6]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created October 12, 2009 from Camarines Sur's 4th district. [5]
1			Salvio B. Fortuno	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.	2010–present Baao, Balatan, Bato, Buhi, Bula, Iriga, Nabua
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2016.
2			Jocelyn F. Fortuno	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
3			Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.
						20th	NUP

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Miguel Luis Villafuerte	153,852	60.15
	NPC	Madel Alfelor	101,944	39.85
Total votes			255,796	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Jocelyn Fortuno	115,355	57.57
	NPC	Peachy Alfelor	83,392	41.62
	Independent	Jesus Aure	1,634	0.82
Total votes			200,381	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Salvio Fortuno	134,372	78.56
	UNA	Felix Alfelor Jr.	36,680	21.44
Total votes			171,052	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Salvio Fortuno	75,178	51.09
	NPC	Felix Alfelor, Jr.	42,295	28.74
	UNA	Rez Cortez	13,474	9.16
Margin of victory			32,883	22.35%
Invalid or blank votes			16,210	11.02
Total votes			147,157	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Salvio Fortuno	76,659	42.21
	Lakas–Kampi	Emmanuel Alfelor	75,627	41.64
	Liberal	Jesus Jay Dimaiwat	13,477	7.42
	PDP–Laban	Mariano Trinidad	956	0.52
Valid ballots			166,719	91.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,907	8.21
Total votes			181,626	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

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 April 19, 2024.
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". Official Gazette (Philippines). 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.