Iligan's at-large congressional district

Iligan's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map of Lanao del Norte showing the location of Iligan.
City	Iligan
Region	Northern Mindanao
Population	363,115 (2020) [1]
Electorate	185,452 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	Iligan
Area	813.37 km2 (314.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1984
Representative	Celso G. Regencia
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

Iligan's at-large congressional district is the congressional district of the Philippines in Iligan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010, and in the Batasang Pambansa in 1984 to 1986. Previously included in Lanao del Norte's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 2010,Region XII from 1978 to 1984, and in Lanao del Norte's at-large congressional district prior to 1978, it includes all barangays of the city. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Celso G. Regencia of the Lakas-CMD (Lakas).

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Parliament	Party	Electoral history
				Start	End
District created February 1, 1984 from Region XII's at-large district.
1			Camilo Cabili	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd	KBL	Elected in 1984
District dissolved into Lanao del Norte's 1st district.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
				Start	End
District re-created October 20, 2009. [3]
2			Vicente Belmonte Jr.	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Liberal	Redistricted from Lanao del Norte's 1st district and re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
3			Frederick Siao	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	UNA	Elected in 2016.
						18th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2019.
4			Celso Regencia	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.
							Lakas

Election results

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Iligan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Vicente Belmonte, Jr.	86,786	92.20
	Independent	Samson Dajao	4,550	4.83
	PMP	Jose Pantoja	2,789	2.96
Valid ballots			94,125	95.03
Invalid or blank votes			4,926	4.97
Total votes			99,051	100.00
	Liberal win (new seat)

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election in Iligan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Vicente Belmonte, Jr.	59,591	73.83
	PMP	Uriel Borja	10,196	12.63
	Independent	Samson Dajao	9,034	11.19
	NUP	Jose Noel Arquiza	1,138	1.41
	Independent	Joe Booc	566	0.70
	Independent	Alberto Ora	185	0.23
Total votes			89,083	100.00
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Iligan City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Frederick Siao	34,222	29.93%
	NPC	Alipio Cirilo Badelles	26,267	22.97%
	Liberal	Lawrence Lluch-Cruz	21,521	18.82%
	CDP	Vermin Quimco	13,662	11.94%
	PDP–Laban	Franklin Quijano	13,540	11.84%
	Independent	Melchora Ambalong	2,378	2.07%
	Independent	Uriel Borja	1,993	1.74%
	Independent	Samson Dajao	381	0.33%
	Independent	Luis Carrillo	363	0.31%
Total votes			124,915	100%
	UNA gain from Liberal

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Iligan City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Frederick Siao	64,354	50.84%
	PDP–Laban	Roy Ga	61,480	48.57%
	PFP	James Aldeguer	727	0.57%
Valid ballots			126,561	94.78
Invalid or blank votes			6946	5.22
Total votes			133,537	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative district of Iligan

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 September 19, 2023.
3. Republic Act No. 9724 (October 20, 2009), An Act Separating the City of Iligan from the First Legislative District of the Province of Lanao del Norte to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Iligan (PDF), Senate of the Philippines, retrieved February 18, 2017