Cavite's 5th congressional district
| Cavite's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Cavite within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cavite |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Population | 500,785 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 249,795 (2016)[2] |
| Major settlements | 3 LGUs
|
| Area | 251.75 km² |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Representative | Dahlia A. Loyola |
| Political party | NPC |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cavite's 5th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010.[3] The district consists of the western Cavite municipalities of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez and Silang. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Dahlia A. Loyola of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| District created July 27, 2009.[5] | ||||||||
| 1 | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color;" | | Roy M. Loyola | July 26, 2010 | June 4, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | 2010–present: Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang |
| rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | 16th | NPC | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||
| 2 | style="background:Template:Nationalist People's Coalition/meta/color;" | | Dahlia A. Loyola | July 22, 2019 | Present | 18th | NPC | Elected in 2019. | |
Election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Dahlia A. Loyola | 161,772 | 94.89% | |
| PDP–Laban | Jose Carpio | 8,716 | 5.11% | |
| Total votes | 170,488 | 100% | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Roy Loyola | 134,316 | 73.22% | |
| Nacionalista | Ruben Madlansacay | 49,113 | 26.77% | |
| Total votes | 183,429 | 100% | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Roy Loyola | 105,253 | 100% | |||
| Total votes | 105,253 | 100% | ||||
| NPC gain from Liberal | ||||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Roy Loyola | 83,813 | 53.31% | ||
| Lakas–Kampi | Armando de Castro | 73,404 | 46.69% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,310 | 2.67% | |||
| Total votes | 161,527 | 100% | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 9727: An Act Repportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 27, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
