Las Piñas's at-large congressional district

Las Piñas's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the city of Las Piñas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998.[3] Las Piñas first elected a single representative city-wide at-large for the 11th Congress following its conversion into a highly urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8251 on February 12, 1997.[4] Before 1997, its territory was represented as part of Las Piñas–Muntinlupa, Las Piñas–Parañaque and Rizal's 1st district. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Camille Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]

Las Piñas's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Las Piñas within Metro Manila
CityLas Piñas
RegionMetro Manila
Population588,894 (2015)[1]
Electorate328,384 (2019)[2]
Area32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1997
RepresentativeCamille Villar
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

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

Las Piñas's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 12, 1997 from Las Piñas–Muntinlupa district.[4]
1 Manuel Villar June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
2 Cynthia Villar June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Independent Elected in 2001.
13th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
3 Mark Villar June 30, 2010 August 1, 2016 15th Nacionalista Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Highways.
— vacant August 1, 2016 June 30, 2019 – No special election held to fill vacancy.
Emmeline Villar (DIWA) and Eileen Ermita-Buhain (Batangas's 1st) designated as caretakers.
4 Camille Villar June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019.

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Las Piñas's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Camille Villar 173,917 89.78
Independent Jerry Delos Reyes 19,791 10.22
Total votes 193,708 100.00

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Las Piñas's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Villar 174,533 86.1
PDP–Laban Zardi Abellara 23,780 11.7
UNA Filipino Alvarado 4,509 2.2
Total votes 202,822 100

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 9, 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 9, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. "Republic Act No. 8251". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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