Siquijor's at-large congressional district

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Siquijor's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Siquijor in Philippines.svg
Location of Siquijor within the Philippines
Province Siquijor
Region Central Visayas
Population103,395 (2020) [1]
Electorate78,458 (2022) [2]
Area337.49 km2 (130.31 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1984
Representative Zaldy Villa
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Siquijor's at-large congressional district is the provincewide electoral district in Siquijor, Philippines. The province has been represented in the country's national legislatures since 1984. [3] It first elected a representative at-large during the 1984 Philippine parliamentary election following the restoration of provincial and city district representation in the Batasang Pambansa where Siquijor had previously been included in the regionwide representation of Central Visayas (Region VII) for the interim parliament. [4] The province, created by the 1971 separation of Siquijor Island from Negros Oriental, was formerly represented as part of that province's 2nd district in earlier legislatures. [5] Since the 1987 restoration of Congress following the ratification of a new constitution, Siquijor has been entitled to one member in the House of Representatives. [6] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Zaldy Villa of the Lakas–CMD. [7] [8]

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Representation history

#MemberTerm of officeBatasang
Pambansa
PartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Siquijor's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District created February 1, 1984 from Region VII's at-large district. [9]
1Manolito L. AsokJuly 23, 1984March 25, 1986 2nd KBL Elected in 1984.
#MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral history
StartEnd

Siquijor's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District re-created February 2, 1987. [6]
2Orlando B. FuaJune 30, 1987June 30, 1998 8th Lakas ng Bansa (GAD) Elected in 1987.
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Lakas Re-elected in 1995.
3Orlando A. Fua Jr.June 30, 1998June 30, 2007 11th NPC Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
(2)Orlando B. FuaJune 30, 2007June 30, 2013 14th Lakas Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
4Marie Anne S. PernesJune 30, 2013June 30, 2016 16th Liberal Elected in 2013.
5Ramon Vicente RocamoraJune 30, 2016June 30, 2019 17th Independent Elected in 2016.
PDP–Laban
6Jake Vincent S. VillaJune 30, 2019June 30, 2022 18th NPC Elected in 2019.
7 Zaldy S. Villa June 30, 2022Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022.
Lakas

Election results

2022

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's Lone district
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Zaldy Villa 33,989 49.19%
Aksyon Orlando Fua Jr.26,72238.67%
Independent Guido Ganhinhin1,6602.40%
Independent Joy Lopes de Andrade4740.69%
PROMDI Armin Demetillo3100.45%
Valid ballots63,15591.39%
Invalid or blank votes5,9488.61%
Total votes69,103 100.00%

2019

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's Lone district
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Jake Vincent Villa 26,840 45.46%
PDP–Laban Ramon Vicente Antonio Rocamora18,77531.80%
Independent Orlando Fua Jr.10,34817.53%
PFP Marie Anne Pernes2,8494.83%
Independent Demosthenes Fernandez2230.38%
Total votes59,035 100.00%
NPC gain from PDP–Laban

2016

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's Lone district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ramon Vicente Antonio Rocamora 22,125 40.61%
Liberal Marie Anne Pernes18,21633.43%
UNA Orlando Fua Jr.9,69517.79%
Independent Carl Mark Ganhinhin4,4398.14%
Total votes54,475 100.00%
Independent gain from Liberal

2013

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Marie Anne Pernes [10] 28,395 51.66
Lakas Orlando Fua, Jr.23,67143.06
Margin of victory4,7248.59%
Invalid or blank votes2,9005.28
Total votes54,966 100.00
Liberal gain from Lakas

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Orlando Fua, Sr. 33,509 66.52
PDSP Fernando Avanzado 10,09420.04
Liberal Grace Sumalpong6,56513.03
Independent Jesus Flor2060.42
Valid ballots50,37495.29
Invalid or blank votes2,4894.71
Total votes52,863 100.00
Lakas–Kampi gain from PDSP

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