Cavite's 7th congressional district

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Cavite's 7th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Cavite's 7th congressional district
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Location of Cavite within the Philippines
Province Cavite
Region Calabarzon
Population633,219 (2020) [1]
Electorate365,184 (2022) [2]
Major settlements
4 LGUs
Area245.61 km2 (94.83 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2009
Representative Crispin Diego Remulla
Political party  NUP

Cavite's 7th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010. [3] The district consists of Cavite's de facto capital city of Trece Martires and its adjacent municipalities of Amadeo, Indang, and Tanza. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Crispin Diego Remulla of the National Unity Party (NUP). [4]

Contents

The city of Tagaytay and the municipalities of Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate were once part of this district until they were reassigned to the eighth district when the city of General Trias gained separate representation as the sixth district, effective in 2019. [5]

Representation history

#ImageMemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd
District created July 27, 2009. [6]
1 Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla (18th Congress PH).jpg Jesus Crispin Remulla
(born 1961)
June 30, 2010June 30, 2013 15th Nacionalista Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2010.2010–2019:
Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Tagaytay, Ternate
2 Abraham Tolentino (crop).jpg Abraham Tolentino
(born 1964)
June 30, 2013June 30, 2019 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
UNA
17th PDP-Laban Re-elected in 2016.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
(1) Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla (18th Congress PH).jpg Jesus Crispin Remulla
(born 1961)
June 30, 2019June 30, 2022 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.2019–present:
Amadeo, Indang, Tanza, Trece Martires
19th NUP Re-elected in 2022.
Resigned rights to sit on appointment as Secretary of Justice.
3 Rep. Crispin Diego Remulla (19th Congress).jpg Crispin Diego Remulla
(born 1990)
February 28, 2023Incumbent NUP Elected in 2023 to fill vacancy.

Election results

2023 special

2023 Cavite's 7th congressional district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Crispin Diego "Ping" Remulla 98,47466.68
Independent Melencio "Jun" De Sagun46,53031.51
Independent Jose Angelito Aguinaldo1,6101.09
Independent Michael Angelo Santos1,0680.72
Total votes147,682 100.00%
NUP hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Jesus Crispin Remulla 202,784100.00
Total votes202,784 100%
NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Jesus Crispin Remulla 128,674 67.83%
Aksyon Hermogenes Arayata III61,03132.17%
Total votes189,705 100%
Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Abraham Tolentino 163,514 100%
Total votes163,514 100%
UNA hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Abraham Tolentino 91,836 53.72%
Nacionalista Gilbert Remulla 76,96145.02%
PMP Norman Versoza1,6620.97%
NPC Pedro Lopez5070.29%
Total votes170,966 100%
Liberal gain from Nacionalista

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Jesus Crispin Remulla 119,810 71.20%
Liberal Laureano Mendoza48,45428.80%
Invalid or blank votes19,23310.26%
Total votes187,497 100%
Nacionalista win (new seat)

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. De Leon, Dwight (January 4, 2023). "FAST FACTS: Cavite 7th District special election for post vacated by Remulla". Rappler. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. Republic Act No. 11069 (August 23, 2018), An Act Amending Section 1 of Republic Act No. 9727, Reapportioning the Province of Cavite Into Eight (8) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved May 4, 2020
  6. Republic Act No. 9727 (July 27, 2009), An Act Repportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts (PDF), Senate of the Philippines , retrieved May 3, 2020