Cavite's 8th congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Interactive map of district boundaries | |
![]() Location of Cavite within the Philippines | |
Province | Cavite |
Region | Calabarzon |
Population | 453,666 (2020) [1] |
Electorate | 284,147 (2022) [2] |
Major settlements | 8 LGUs
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Area | 558.10 km2 (215.48 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2018 |
Representative | Aniela Tolentino |
Political party | NUP |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cavite's 8th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2019. [3] It consists of the southern city of Tagaytay and the municipalities of Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, and Ternate, bordering the provinces of Batangas and Laguna. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Aniela Tolentino of the National Unity Party (NUP). [4]
Previously included in Cavite's 7th congressional district, it was created in 2018 when General Trias was granted its own district, being assigned as the new 6th district and having remnants of the old 7th district in the new 8th district.
# | Image | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Cavite's 8th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||
District created September 17, 2018. [5] | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | Abraham Tolentino (born 1964) | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | PDP-Laban | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2019. | 2019–present Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Naic, Tagaytay, Ternate | |
NUP | |||||||||
2 | ![]() | Aniela Tolentino (born 1996) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | ||
20th | Re-elected in 2025. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NUP | Aniela Tolentino | 167,163 | 76.60 | |
Aksyon | Irene Bencito | 45,398 | 20.80 | |
Independent | Allan Par | 5,676 | 2.60 | |
Total votes | 218,237 | 100 | ||
NUP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NUP | Aniela Tolentino | 166,077 | 89.74 | |
Independent | Allan Par | 18,995 | 10.26 | |
Total votes | 185,072 | 100% | ||
NUP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PDP–Laban | Abraham Tolentino | 143,367 | 100.00% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 42,165 | 22.91% | |||
Total votes | 185,977 | 100.00% | |||
PDP–Laban win (new seat) |