Palawan's 2nd congressional district

Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	438,769 (2020) [1]
Electorate	260,323 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities Balabac Bataraza Brooke's Point Narra Quezon Rizal Sofronio Española
Area	6,116.50 km2 (2,361.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jose Chavez Alvarez
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española. ^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan. ^[5] The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^[6]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district. [5]
1			Ramon Mitra Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon
2			Alfredo Amor E. Abueg Jr.	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–1995 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.	1995–2013 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3			Abraham Mitra	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4			Victorino Dennis Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
							NUP
5			Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
6			Beng Abueg-Zaldivar	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPP	Elected in 2019.
7			Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.
						20th	NPC	Re-elected in 2025.

See also

• Legislative districts of Palawan

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 September 22, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 16, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 10171 (July 19, 2012), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Palawan Into Three (3) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved February 16, 2021
5. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved September 22, 2023.

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Southern Leyte's at-large congressional district as Home district of the speaker of the Regular Batasang Pambansa	Home district of the speaker July 27, 1987 – June 17, 1992	Succeeded by Pangasinan's 4th congressional district