Bataan's 2nd congressional district

Bataan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district consists of the provincial capital Balanga and adjacent southern Bataan municipalities of Bagac, Limay, Mariveles, Orion and Pilar.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Joet Garcia of the National Unity Party (NUP).[5]

Bataan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Bataan within the Philippines
ProvinceBataan
RegionCentral Luzon
Population416,429 (2015)[1]
Electorate303,546 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area703.34 km2 (271.56 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeJoet Garcia
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

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

Bataan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Bataan's at-large district.[4]
1 Tet Garcia June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th PDP–Laban Elected in 1987. 1987–2022
Bagac, Balanga, Limay, Mariveles, Orion, Pilar
2 Dominador N. Venegas June 30, 1992 June 30, 1995 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
(1) Tet Garcia June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th LDP Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
3 Albert Garcia June 30, 2004 June 30, 2013 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
15th NUP Re-elected in 2010.
(1) Tet Garcia June 30, 2013 June 13, 2016 16th NUP Elected in 2013.
Died in office.
4 Joet Garcia June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th NUP Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
District created June 24, 2021.
19th To be elected in 2022. 2022–present
Balanga, Limay, Orion, Pilar

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 February 10, 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 10, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

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