South Cotabato's 2nd congressional district

South Cotabato's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district covers the provincial capital city, Koronadal, and seven adjacent municipalities, namely Banga, Lake Sebu, Norala, Santo Niño, Surallah, Tantangan and T'boli.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ferdinand L. Hernandez of the PDP–Laban.[5]

South Cotabato's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of South Cotabato within the Philippines
ProvinceSouth Cotabato
RegionSoccsksargen
Population653,199 (2015)[1]
Electorate386,922 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,977.98 km2 (1,149.80 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeFerdinand L. Hernandez
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

South Cotabato's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from South Cotabato's at-large district.[4]
1 Hilario L. de Pedro III June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th UNIDO Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Banga, Koronadal, Lake Sebu, Norala, Santo Niño, Surallah, Tantangan and T'boli
2 Daisy Avance Fuentes June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th LAMMP Re-elected in 1998.
3 Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th NPC Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2007.
(2) Daisy Avance Fuentes June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th NPC Elected in 2010.
4 Ferdinand L. Hernandez June 30, 2013 Incumbent 16th NPC Elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 2, 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 March 2, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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