Iloilo City's at-large congressional district

Iloilo City's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Iloilo City within Iloilo
City	Iloilo City
Region	Western Visayas
Population	457,626 (2020) [1]
Electorate	330,470 (2022) [2]
Area	78.34 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1943
Representative	Julienne L. Baronda
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Iloilo City's at-large congressional district is the city-wide electoral district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It has been electing representatives at-large to the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944. ^[3]

The district was first formed ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of the Second Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country. ^[4] Iloilo, a chartered city since 1936, elected Fortunato R. Ybiernas to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Vicente R. Ybiernas as an appointed second delegate. ^[5] The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district. ^[3] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House, Iloilo City was not entitled to its own separate representation despite being a highly-urbanized city. Instead, it formed part of the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the interim parliament from 1978 to 1984 and Iloilo's at-large district in the regular parliament from 1984 to 1986. ^[3] The city-wide electoral district was only restored in 1987 under a new constitution. ^[6]

The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Julienne L. Baronda of the Lakas–CMD. ^[7]

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A						Seat B
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history		Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District created September 7, 1943. [4]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	1st				Fortunato R. Ybiernas	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.				Vicente R. Ybiernas	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Iloilo's 2nd district.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat					Seats eliminated
	Start	End			Image		Member	Party	Electoral history
District re-created February 2, 1987 from Iloilo's at-large district. [6]
1	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th				Rafael J. Lopez Vito	UNIDO	Elected in 1987.
			9th					Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
2	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th				Raul M. Gonzalez	Nacionalista	Elected in 1995.
			11th						Re-elected in 1998.
			12th						Re-elected in 2001.
3	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th				Raul T. Gonzalez Jr.	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
			14th						Re-elected in 2007.
4	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th				Jerry P. Treñas	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
			16th						Re-elected in 2013.
			17th					NUP	Re-elected in 2016.
5	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th				Julienne L. Baronda	NUP	Elected in 2019.
			19th					Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Julienne Baronda (incumbent)	147,834	62.88
	Nacionalista	Joe Espinosa III	84,168	35.80
	Independent	Juni Espinosa	1,666	0.71
	Independent	Rudy Bantolo	1,445	0.61
Total votes			253,113	100.00
	NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Julienne Baronda	115,148
	PMP	Joshua Alim	74,012
	Nacionalista	"Inday" Perla Zulueta	15,003
	PDDS	Lucio Encio	1,238
Total votes
	NUP hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Iloilo City

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 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 June 30, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
4. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Retrieved March 15, 2021.
5. Commonwealth Act No. 158 (November 9, 1936), "An Act establishing a form of government for the City of Iloilo", Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved March 15, 2021
6. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 15, 2021.