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
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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
RepresentativeAniela Bianca 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 Bianca 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

#ImageMemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd
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 Bianca Tolentino
(born 1996)
June 30, 2022Incumbent 19th NUP Elected in 2022.

Election results

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)

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