Samar's 2nd congressional district
| Samar's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Samar's 2nd congressional district in Samar | |
 Location of Samar within the Philippines | |
| Province | Samar |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Population | 448,161 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 277,249 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 16 LGUs
|
| Area | 3,778.89 km2 (1,459.04 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Sharee Ann T. Tan |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
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. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Sharee Ann T. Tan of the PDP–Laban.[4]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Samar's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created April 1, 1907.[5] | ||||||||
| 1 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Luciano Sinko | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga |
| 2 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Benito Azanza | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | |
| 3 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | José Sabarre | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | |
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 4 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Pastor D. Salazar | October 16, 1916 | June 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. | |||||||
| 5 | Pascual B. Azanza | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1928 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1925. | |||||||
| 6 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Serafín S. Marabut | June 5, 1928 | September 16, 1935 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | |
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1934. | |||||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Samar's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| (6) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | Serafín S. Marabut | September 16, 1935 | May 27, 1936 | 1st | Nacionalista Democratico |
Elected in 1935. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Budget. |
1935–1941 Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga |
| (5) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Democratico/meta/color;" | | Pascual B. Azanza | September 1, 1936 | December 30, 1941 | Nacionalista Democratico |
Elected to finish Marabut's term. | ||
| style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | |||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Samar's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| 7 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Pedro 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 |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| 8 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | Tito V. Tizon | May 25, 1946 | December 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 | ||||||
| 9 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Marciano Lim | December 30, 1953 | December 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 |
| 10 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Valeriano C. Yancha | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | |
| 11 | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Fernando R. Veloso | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1961. | |
| District dissolved into Samar's at-large district. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 12 | style="background:Template:Bagong Alyansang Makabayan/meta/color;" | | Venancio T. Garduce | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Partido ng Bayan | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Zumarraga |
| 13 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Lakas-NUCD-UMDP/meta/color;" | | Catalino V. Figueroa | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 1992. | |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 14 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | Antonio Eduardo Nachura | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2004 | 11th | Liberal | Elected in 1998. | |
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | |||||||
| (13) | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color;" | | Catalino V. Figueroa | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2004. | |
| 15 | style="background:Template:Lakas-NUCD-UMDP/meta/color;" | | Sharee Ann T. Tan | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2007. | |
| 16 | rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Milagrosa Tan | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | NPC | Elected in 2010. | |
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| style="background:Template:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/meta/color;" | | 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||
| (15) | style="background:Template:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/meta/color;" | | Sharee Ann T. Tan | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Milagrosa Tan | 137,248 | 69.16% | |
| Liberal | Myrna Ojeda-Tan | 61,189 | 30.84% | |
| Valid ballots | 198,437 | 83.84% | ||
| Margin of victory | 76,059 | 38.33% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 38,262 | 16.16% | ||
| Total votes | 236,699 | 100.00% | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Milagrosa Tan | 68,137 | 43.77 | |
| Liberal | Eunice Babalcon | 56,312 | 36.18 | |
| UNA | Reynato Latorre | 10,242 | 6.58 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,825 | 7.60% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,973 | 13.47 | ||
| Total votes | 155,664 | 100.00 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Milagrosa Tan | 58,168 | 36.99 | |
| Liberal | Wilfredo Estorninos | 39,430 | 25.08 | |
| NPC | Manuel Torresvillas | 30,888 | 19.64 | |
| PMP | Catalino Figueroa | 22,055 | 14.03 | |
| PDP–Laban | Alvin Abejuela | 4,996 | 3.18 | |
| Independent | Urbano Alli, Jr. | 1,708 | 1.09 | |
| Valid ballots | 157,735 | 82.11 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 34,267 | 17.89 | ||
| Total votes | 191,512 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ 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 24, 2020.
