Samar's 2nd congressional district

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Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Samar's 2nd congressional district in Samar
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Location of Samar within the Philippines
Province Samar
Region Eastern Visayas
Population454,953 (2020) [1]
Electorate336,756 (2022) [2]
Major settlements
Area3,778.89 km2 (1,459.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
Representative Reynolds Michael Tan
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMinority

Samar's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [3] The district consists of the provincial capital city of Catbalogan and adjacent municipalities of Basey, Calbiga, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal and Zumarraga. Prior to its second dissolution in 1965 due to the split of the historical province of Samar, it consisted of the old province's western portion that is now known as Samar (formerly Western Samar), except Catbalogan, which was part of the 1st district. [4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Reynolds Michael Tan of the Lakas–CMD. [5]

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Representation history

#MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Samar's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907. [6] [7]
1Luciano SinkoOctober 16, 1907October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907.1907–1916
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
2Benito AzanzaOctober 16, 1909October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3José SabarreOctober 16, 1912October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.

Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4Pastor D. SalazarOctober 16, 1916June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916.1916–1935
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5Pascual B. AzanzaJune 6, 1922June 5, 1928 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6Serafín S. MarabutJune 5, 1928September 16, 1935 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1934.
#MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Samar's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6)Serafín S. MarabutSeptember 16, 1935May 27, 1936 1st Nacionalista
Democrático
Re-elected in 1935.
Resigned on appointment as Undersecretary of Finance and Director of the Budget Office.
1935–1941
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
(5)Pascual B. AzanzaSeptember 1, 1936December 30, 1941 Nacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1936 to finish Marabut's term.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Samar's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
7Pedro R. Arteche 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
Died before start of term.
1945–1946
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
#MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
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Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

8Tito V. TizonMay 25, 1946December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Elected in 1946.1946–1949
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
2nd Re-elected in 1949.1949–1953
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
9Marciano LimDecember 30, 1953December 30, 1957 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.1953–1965
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
10Valeriano C. YanchaDecember 30, 1957December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
11Fernando R. VelosoDecember 30, 1961December 30, 1965 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
Redistricted to Western Samar's at-large district.
District dissolved into Western Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12Venancio T. GarduceJune 30, 1987June 30, 1992 8th Partido ng Bayan Elected in 1987.1987–1992
Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
13Catalino V. FigueroaJune 30, 1992June 30, 1998 9th Lakas Elected in 1992.1992–present
Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Zumarraga
10th Re-elected in 1995.
14 Antonio Eduardo Nachura June 30, 1998June 30, 2004 11th Liberal Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
(13)Catalino V. FigueroaJune 30, 2004June 30, 2007 13th Nacionalista Elected in 2004.
15 Sharee Ann T. Tan June 30, 2007June 30, 2010 14th Lakas Elected in 2007.
16 Milagrosa Tan June 30, 2010June 30, 2019 15th NPC Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
(15) Sharee Ann T. Tan June 30, 2019June 30, 2022 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.
17 Reynolds Michael T. Tan June 30, 2022Incumbent 19th Nacionalista Elected in 2022.
Lakas

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Reynolds Michael Tan 161,825
NUP Alvin Abejuela82,590
Total votes100.00%
Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Sharee Ann Tan 124,459
Lakas Boy Bolastig97,236
Total votes100.00%
PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Milagrosa Tan 137,248 69.16%
Liberal Myrna Ojeda-Tan61,18930.84%
Valid ballots198,43783.84%
Margin of victory76,05938.33%
Invalid or blank votes38,26216.16%
Total votes236,699 100.00%
NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Milagrosa Tan 68,137 43.77
Liberal Eunice Babalcon56,31236.18
UNA Reynato Latorre10,2426.58
Margin of victory11,8257.60%
Invalid or blank votes20,97313.47
Total votes155,664 100.00
NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Milagrosa Tan 58,168 36.99
Liberal Wilfredo Estorninos39,43025.08
NPC Manuel Torresvillas30,88819.64
PMP Catalino Figueroa22,05514.03
PDP–Laban Alvin Abejuela4,9963.18
Independent Urbano Alli, Jr.1,7081.09
Valid ballots157,73582.11
Invalid or blank votes34,26717.89
Total votes191,512 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

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