Rizal's 3rd congressional district

Rizal's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of the district (San Mateo) within Rizal
Location of Rizal within the Philippines
Province	Rizal
Region	Calabarzon
Population	273,306 (2020) [1]
Electorate	134,335 (2025) [2]
Major settlements	San Mateo
Area	55.09 km2 (21.27 sq mi) [3]
Current constituency
Created	2021
Representative	Jose Arturo S. Garcia, Jr.
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Rizal's 3rd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Rizal. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2022. ^[4] The district consists of the north-western municipality of San Mateo. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Jose Arturo "Jojo" S. Garcia, Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition, who is its first representative since its creation. ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Tenure		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created April 12, 2021 from Rizal's 2nd district. [6]
1			Jose Arturo S. Garcia, Jr.	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NPC	Elected in 2022.	2022–present San Mateo
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Rizal's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Jojo Garcia	67,417	66.34
	AKAY	Paeng Diaz	34,210	33.66
Valid ballots			101,627	94.85
Invalid or blank votes			5,520	5.15
Total votes			107,147	100.00
	NPC hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 3rd district of Rizal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Jose Arturo S. Garcia, Jr.	48,640	53.32
	PDP–Laban	Cristina Diaz	36,673	40.20
	Aksyon	Ma. Cristina Diaz	5,894	6.46
Valid ballots			91,207	94.55
Invalid or blank votes			5,576	5.45
Total votes			96,783	100.00 [7]
	NPC win (new seat)

See also

• Legislative districts of Rizal

References

1. "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
2. "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
3. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 - Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
4. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 11, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
6. Republic Act No. 11546 (March 30, 2021), An Act Reapportioning the Second Legislative District of the Province of Rizal into Three (3) Legislative Districts , retrieved August 8, 2022
7. "Certificate of Canvass - San Mateo, Rizal". COMELEC. May 27, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.