Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
Province	Northern Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	296,114 (2015) [1]
Electorate	201,201 (2019) [2]
Major settlements	10 LGUs Municipalities Catubig Gamay Laoang Lapinig Las Navas Mapanas Palapag Pambujan San Roque Silvino Lobos
Area	1,755.47 km2 (677.79 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Minority

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district covers the province's eastern half which contains the municipalities of Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque and Silvino Lobos. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan of the National Unity Party (NUP). ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Northern Samar's at-large district. [4]
1			Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque, Silvino Lobos
2			Wilmar P. Lucero	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Liberal	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
3			Romualdo T. Vicencio	June 30, 1998	July 26, 2006	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004. Died in office.
—	vacant			July 26, 2006	June 30, 2007		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
4			Emil L. Ong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
						15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
5			Edwin C. Ongchuan	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
(1)			Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
6			Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Harris Ongchuan	93,488	85.63%
	Independent	George Lucero	11,565	10.59%
	PROMDI	Leticia Siervo	4,118	3.77%
Total votes			109,171	100.00%
	NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Harris Ongchuan	74,268
	Independent	Reyzandro Unay	17,302
Total votes			91,570	100.00%
	NUP hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Edwin Ongchuan	67,653	100.00%
Total votes			67,653	100.00%
	NUP hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Northern Samar

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 11, 2021.