Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district

Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of the 2nd congressional district in Sorsogon
Location of Sorsogon within the Philippines
Province	Sorsogon
Region	Bicol Region
Population	386,696 (2020) [1]
Electorate	263,550 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Barcelona Bulan Bulusan Gubat Irosin Juban Matnog Prieto Diaz Santa Magdalena
Area	1,015.28 km2 (392.00 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Manuel L. Fortes Jr.
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Sorsogon's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Sorsogon. 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 municipalities of Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz and Santa Magdalena. It was represented in the 19th Congress by Manuel L. Fortes Jr. of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^[4]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created January 9, 1907. [5] [6]
1			Pedro Chaves	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1912 Aroroy, Bulan, Cataingan, Dimasalang, Donsol, Magallanes, Mandaon, Masbate, Milagros, Mobo, Pilar, Placer, Pulanduta, San Fernando, San Jacinto, San Pascual, Uson
2			José Zurbito	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1916	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
						3rd		Re-elected in 1912.	1912–1916 Aroroy, Bulan, Cataingan, Dimasalang, Donsol, Magallanes, Masbate, Milagros, Pilar, San Fernando, San Jacinto, San Pascual
3			Amancio Aguilar	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Aroroy, Bulan, Cataingan, Dimasalang, Donsol, Magallanes, Masbate, Milagros, Pilar, San Fernando, San Jacinto, San Pascual
4			Pablo de la Rosa	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919. Redistricted to Masbate's at-large district.
5			Federico D. Jiménez	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Bacon, Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Juban, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon
6			Mario Guariña	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
7			Francisco Arellano	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
8			Fernando B. Durán	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
9			Tomás S. Clemente	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacon, Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Juban, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District re-created May 24, 1945.
10			Teodoro de Vera	June 12, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941. Oath taking deferred.	1945–1946 Bacon, Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Juban, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
(9)			Tomás S. Clemente	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Bacon, Casiguran, Castilla, Donsol, Juban, Magallanes, Pilar, Sorsogon
						2nd		Re-elected in 1949.
11			Vicente L. Peralta	December 30, 1953	June 13, 1968	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965. Died.
12			Rafael C. Aquino	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Sorsogon's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
13			Bonifacio Gillego	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LABAN	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Barcelona, Bulan, Bulusan, Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Matnog, Prieto Diaz, Santa Magdalena
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
14			Rodolfo F. Gonzales	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
15			Jose G. Solis	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
16			Deogracias B. Ramos Jr.	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
17			Bernardita Ramos	June 30, 2019	September 8, 2020	18th	NPC	Elected in 2019. Died.
—	vacant			September 8, 2020	June 30, 2022		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
18			Manuel L. Fortes Jr.	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NPC	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Manuel "Wowo" Fortes Jr.	102,103
	NUP	Robert "Bobet" Lee Rodrigueza	93,996
	Lakas	Cris Gotladera	6,853
	PDDS	Edgar Gino	2,650
Total votes
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Bernardita Ramos	110,264
	PDP–Laban	Robert "Bobet" Lee Rodrigueza	57,711
	Lakas	Randy Medina	4,107
	Independent	Juan Escandor Jr.	4,023
	Independent	Jack Holaso	665
Total votes
	NPC gain from PDP–Laban

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deogracias Ramos Jr.	111,608
	PDP–Laban	Eduardo Ong Jr.	47,040
Invalid or blank votes			24,958
Total votes			183,606
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deogracias Ramos, Jr.	79,442	59.07
	UNA	Guillermo de Castro	32,121	23.88
	PMP	Sappho Gillego	6,346	4.72
	Independent	Jose Solis	1,236	0.92
Margin of victory			47,321	35.19%
Invalid or blank votes			15,343	11.41
Total votes			134,488	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deogracias Ramos Jr.	30,945	19.45
	NPC	Ricardo Golpeo	29,780	18.72
	Nacionalista	Juan Guysayko	28,852	18.13
	PDP–Laban	Arze Glipo	14,838	9.32
	Lakas–Kampi	Flocerfida de Guzman	13,822	8.69
	Independent	Sappho Gillego Ong	12,142	7.63
	Independent	Cyril Ramos	10,501	6.60
	PMP	Edmundo Escalante	1,168	0.73
	Independent	Rosario Gavanzo	629	0.40
Valid ballots			142,677	89.67
Invalid or blank votes			16,441	10.33
Total votes			159,118	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

• Legislative districts of Sorsogon

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 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 24, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved September 24, 2023.
5. Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
6. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 27, 2020.