Ilocos Sur's 2nd congressional district

Ilocos Sur's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Ilocos Sur within the Philippines
Province	Ilocos Sur
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	407,676 (2020) [1]
Electorate	239,376 (2016) [2]
Major settlements	23 LGUs Cities Candon Municipalities Alilem Banayoyo Burgos Cervantes Galimuyod Gregorio del Pilar Lidlidda Nagbukel Narvacan Quirino Salcedo San Emilio San Esteban Santa Santa Cruz Santa Lucia Santa Maria Santiago Sigay Sugpon Suyo Tagudin
Area	2,077.27 km2 (802.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Kristine Singson-Meehan
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Ilocos Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. ^[3] The district consists of the city of Candon and adjacent municipalities of Alilem, Banayoyo, Burgos, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino, Salcedo, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo and Tagudin. Santa became part of the district in 1919, after the creation of Abra that led to the dissolution of the 3rd district. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Kristine Singson-Meehan. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [6] [7]
1			Maximino Mina	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Candon, Narvacan, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Tagudin
2			José María Valle	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3			Gregorio Talavera	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Candon, Narvacan, San Esteban, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Tagudin
4			Ponciano Morales	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Candon, Narvacan, San Esteban, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago
						5th		Re-elected in 1919.	1919–1922 Banayoyo, Candon, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago
5			Lupo T. Biteng	June 6, 1922	June 5, 1928	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Banayoyo, Bauguen, Burgos, Candon, Galimuyod, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
6			Fidel B. Villanueva	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
7			Prospero C. Sanidad	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
8			Sixto Brillanes Sr.	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Alilem, Angaki, Banayoyo, Bauguen, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Concepcion, Galimuyod, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
(7)			Prospero C. Sanidad	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Ilocos Sur's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(7)			Prospero C. Sanidad	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Alilem, Angaki, Banayoyo, Bauguen, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Concepcion, Galimuyod, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			Fidel B. Villanueva	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1957 Alilem, Angaki, Banayoyo, Bauguen, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Concepcion, Galimuyod, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
10			Ricardo R. Gacula	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1957	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
11			Godofredo S. Reyes	December 30, 1957	January 25, 1960	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957. Resigned on election as Ilocos Sur governor.	1957–1965 Alilem, Angaki, Banayoyo, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Salcedo, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
12			Pablo C. Sanidad	December 30, 1961	December 30, 1965	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961.
				January 27, 1969	December 30, 1969	6th		Re-elected in 1965. Oath of office deferred due to electoral protest.	1965–1972 Alilem, Banayoyo, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino, Salcedo, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
13			Lucas V. Cauton	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from officer after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Ilocos Sur's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14			Eric D. Singson	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Alilem, Banayoyo, Burgos, Candon, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar, Lidlidda, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino, Salcedo, San Emilio, San Esteban, Santa, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Sigay, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin.
						9th	LDP	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
15			Grace G. Singson	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LDP	Elected in 1998.
(14)			Eric D. Singson	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
16			Eric G. Singson Jr.	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
(14)			Eric D. Singson	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
						17th	Bileg	Re-elected in 2016.
17			Kristine Singson-Meehan	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	Bileg	Elected in 2019.
						19th	NPC	Re-elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kristine Singson-Meehan (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	163,262	68.18
	Roque Verzosa Jr.	Independent	76,181	31.82
Total			239,443	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			281,472	–
	Nationalist People's Coalition hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Kristine Singson-Meehan	180,555	100.00
Total votes			180,555	100.00
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bileg	Kristine Singson-Meehan	158,523
	PDP–Laban	Arthur Chua	18,898
Total votes
	Independent hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Eric Singson (incumbent)	158,626
	Independent	Henry Capela	9,478
	PDP–Laban	Med Balicdang	1,859
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			37,881
Total votes			207,844
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Eric Singson	113,667	70.13
	Aksyon	Henry Capela	20,264	12.50
Margin of victory			93,403	57.63%
Invalid or blank votes			28,149	17.37
Total votes			162,080	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Eric Singson, Jr.	147,409	93.63
	PMP	Edwin Antolin	7,473	4.75
	Liberal	Wilfredo Cabinete	2,548	1.62
Valid ballots			157,460	84.17
Invalid or blank votes			29,612	15.88
Total votes			187,042	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur

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. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines) . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
4. Act No. 2683 (March 9, 1917), An Act to Authorize the Segregation of the Subprovince of Abra From the Province of Ilocos Sur and the Reestablishment of the Former Province of Abra, and for Other Purposes., Lawyerly, retrieved June 21, 2025
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
6. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
7. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 26, 2020.