Masbate's 2nd congressional district

Masbate's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Masbate within the Philippines
Province	Masbate
Region	Bicol Region
Population	404,366 (2020) [1]
Electorate	252,110 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities Masbate City Municipalities Aroroy Baleno Balud Mandaon Milagros Mobo
Area	2,053.25 km2 (792.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Ara Kho
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Masbate's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district encompasses the western half of Masbate Island consisting of the provincial capital Masbate City and the municipalities of Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros and Mobo. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Olga "Ara" Kho of the Lakas–CMD. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4]
1			Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa	June 30, 1987	February 28, 1998	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Masbate City, Milagros, Mobo
						9th	LDP	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1995.
2			Emilio R. Espinosa Jr.	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3			Antonio T. Kho	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
						15th	Lakas–Kampi	Re-elected in 2010.
4			Elisa Olga Kho	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Lakas	Elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
5			Olga Kho	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.
							Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Olga "Ara" Kho	123,160
	NUP	S. Lanette	44,000
Total votes				100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Masbate

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 December 8, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 15, 2021.