Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district

Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Valenzuela. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2001.[3] The district was created following Valenzuela's conversion into a highly-urbanized city through Republic Act No. 8526 on February 14, 1998.[4] It consists of nine barangays in the southern part of the city, namely Bagbaguin, General T. de Leon, Karuhatan, Mapulang Lupa, Marulas, Maysan, Parada, Paso de Blas and Ugong. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Eric M. Martinez of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Valenzuela's 2nd congressional district in Valenzuela
Location of Valenzuela within Metro Manila
CityValenzuela
RegionMetro Manila
Population319,897 (2015)[1]
Electorate202,392 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
  • Bagbaguin
  • General T. De Leon
  • Karuhatan
  • Mapulang Lupa
  • Marulas
  • Maysan
  • Parada
  • Paso de Blas
  • Ugong
Area18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1998
RepresentativeEric M. Martinez
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

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

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

District created February 14, 1998 from Valenzuela's at-large district.[4]
1 Magtanggol Gunigundo I June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001. 2001–present
Bagbaguin, General T. de Leon, Karuhatan, Mapulang Lupa, Marulas, Maysan, Parada, Paso de Blas, Ugong
2 Antonio Serapio June 30, 2004 February 19, 2007 13th Nacionalista Elected in 2004.
Died in office.
(1) Magtanggol Gunigundo I June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
3 Eric M. Martinez June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th PDP–Laban 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 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. 8526". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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