San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the city of San Jose del Monte and one of five in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2004.[3] San Jose del Monte first elected a single representative city-wide at-large for the 13th Congress following the passage of Republic Act No. 9230 in 2003 which amended the 2000 San Jose del Monte City Charter (Republic Act No. 8797).[4][5] Before 2004, the city was represented in the nation's lower house as part of Bulacan's 4th, Bulacan's 2nd and Region III's at-large districts.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Florida P. Robes of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of San Jose del Monte within Bulacan
CitySan Jose del Monte
ProvinceBulacan, Central Luzon
Population574,089 (2015)[1]
Electorate247,567 (2019)[2]
Area105.53 km2 (40.75 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2003
RepresentativeFlorida P. Robes
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

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

San Jose del Monte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created December 18, 2003 from Bulacan's 4th district.[4]
1 Eduardo Roquero June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
2 Arthur Robes June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
3 Florida P. Robes June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th PDP–Laban Elected in 2016.
18th NUP Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Rida Robes 89,031 53.25
NUP Irene del Rosario 78,135 46.74
Total votes 167,166 100
PDP–Laban gain from NUP

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
AR Rida Robes 83,945 53%
NUP Eduardo Roquero, Jr. 75,692 47%
Total votes 159,637 100%
AR gain from NUP

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Robes 74,302 63.16
Lakas Imelda Papin 37,526 31.90
Independent Oscar Robes 2,571 2.19
Independent Albert Rejante 1,605 1.36
Independent Rogelio Montinola 925 0.79
Independent Garret Ian Miso 711 0.60
Total votes 117,640 100.00
Liberal gain from Lakas

2010
Philippine House of Representatives election at San Jose del Monte
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Arthur Robes 98,888 82.11
Aksyon Oscar Robes 19,554 16.24
Independent Jesus D. Gonzales 1,255 1.04
Independent Rene Aveallanosa 732 0.61
Total votes 129,630 100.00
Lakas gain from Aksyon

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 12, 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 12, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. "Republic Act No. 9230". Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. "Republic Act No. 8797". The Corpus Juris. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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