Cavite's 8th congressional district

Cavite's 8th congressional district
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	312,602 (2025) [2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs City Tagaytay Municipalities Alfonso General Emilio Aguinaldo Magallanes Maragondon Mendez Naic Ternate
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] The district 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 20th Congress by Aniela Tolentino of the National Unity Party (NUP). ^[4]

The district was created in 2018 after General Trias became the sole component of Cavite's 6th district. This change prompted the reorganization of the province's congressional districts: the former components of the 6th district, together with Indang, became the new 7th district, while the areas that had comprised the old 7th district, except for Indang, were reconstituted as the new 8th district.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
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.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Cavite's 8th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Aniela Tolentino	166,077	89.74
	Independent	Allan Par	18,995	10.26
Total votes			185,072	100%
	NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

See also

• Legislative districts of Cavite

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. "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
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