Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district

Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Location of Surigao del Norte within the Philippines
Province	Surigao del Norte
Region	Caraga
Population	368,501 (2015) [1]
Electorate	271,507 (2019) [2]
Major settlements	12 LGUs Cities Surigao City Municipalities Alegria Bacuag Claver Gigaquit Mainit Malimono Placer San Francisco Sison Tagana-an Tubod
Area	1,350.37 km2 (521.38 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Bernadette S. Barbers
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district comprises all twelve local government units in mainland Surigao del Norte including its capital Surigao City. Its municipalities are Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Tagana-an and Tubod. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ace Barbers of the Nacionalista Party (NP). ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Norte's at-large district. [4]
1			Constantino C. Navarro Sr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Surigao City, Tagana-an, Tubod
2			Robert Barbers	June 30, 1992	April 15, 1996	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
—	vacant			April 15, 1996	June 30, 1998	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
3			Ace Barbers	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
4			Guillermo A. Romarate Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
						15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
(3)			Ace Barbers	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th		Re-elected in 2022.
5			Bernadette S. Barbers	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Bernadette Barbers	124,526	54.10%
	Padajon Surigao Party	Jun Jun Egay	99,856	43.39%
	Independent	Antonio Mainit Jr.	2,441	1.06%
	Independent	Rodel Villanueva	1,699	0.74%
	Independent	Gil Masuhay	1,637	0.71%
Total votes			230,159	100%
	Nacionalista hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ace Barbers	162,489	71.56%
	PDP–Laban	Lolong Larong	64,592	28.44%
Total votes			227,081	100%
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ace Barbers	112,176	53.80%
	PDP–Laban	Sol Matugas	96,059	46.07%
	Independent	Roldan Rafols	274	0.13%
Total votes			208,509	100%
	Nacionalista hold

2016

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ace Barbers	104,877	60.86%
	Liberal	Mary Ann Lucille Sering	67,456	39.14%
Total votes			172,333	100%
	Nacionalista gain from Liberal

See also

• Legislative districts of Surigao del Norte

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 22, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 22, 2021.