Cavite's 8th congressional district

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Cavite's 8th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Cavite's 8th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries
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Location of Cavite within the Philippines
Province Cavite
Region Calabarzon
Population453,666 (2020) [1]
Electorate284,147 (2022) [2]
Major settlements
Area558.10 km2 (215.48 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2018
Representative Aniela Tolentino
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

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]

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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.

Representation history

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Cavite's 8th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created September 17, 2018. [5]
1 Rep. Abraham Tolentino (18th Congress PH).jpg Abraham Tolentino
(born 1964)
June 30, 2019June 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 Rep. Aniela Bianca Tolentino (19th Congress).jpg Aniela Tolentino
(born 1996)
June 30, 2022Incumbent 19th NUP Elected in 2022.
20th Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Cavite's 8th congressional district
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Aniela Tolentino 167,163 76.60
Aksyon Irene Bencito45,39820.80
Independent Allan Par5,6762.60
Total votes218,237 100
NUP hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NUP Aniela Tolentino 166,077 89.74
Independent Allan Par18,99510.26
Total votes185,072 100%
NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Abraham Tolentino 143,367 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes42,16522.91%
Total votes185,977 100.00%
PDP–Laban 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. "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 February 1, 2023.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 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