Bulacan's 4th congressional district explained

Bulacan's 4th congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Bulacan
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Central Luzon
Population:	540,104 (2020)^[1]
Electorate:	265,701 (2022)^[2]
Area:	117.94sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Linabelle Villarica
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	PFP
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Bulacan's 4th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the city of Meycauayan and adjacent municipalities in southern Bulacan, namely Marilao and Obando.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Linabelle Villarica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).^{[5] [6]}

The city of San Jose del Monte and the municipality of Santa Maria were once part of this district. San Jose del Monte gained separate representation effective 2004,^[7] while Santa Maria was reassigned to the sixth district effective 2022.^[8]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Bulacan's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.
1		Rogaciano M. Mercado	June 30, 1987	November 13, 1989	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987. Died.	1987–2004 Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria
2		Angelito M. Sarmiento	June 30, 1992	March 26, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th		Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Presidential Adviser on Agricultural Modernization.
3		Reylina G. Nicolas	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.	2004–2022 Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, Santa Maria
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4		Linabelle R. Villarica	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
5		Henry R. Villarica	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
(4)	style=background:;"		Linabelle R. Villarica	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.	2022–present Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando
	style=background:;"						PFP

Election history

2007

See also

• Legislative districts of Bulacan

Notes and References

1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020 . . June 17, 2022.
2. Web site: Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections. March 26, 2023.
3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 11, 2021 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 11, 2021.
5. Web site: House Members . . February 11, 2021.
6. News: 5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. November 13, 2023.
7. RA. 9230. An Act Amending Section 10(B) and Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797, Otherwise Known as “An Act Converting the Municipality of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Into a Component City to Be Known as the City of San Jose Del Monte” and Providing Funds Therefor. December 18, 2003 . November 15, 2023. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
8. RA. 11546. An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. May 27, 2021. Congress of the Philippines. Congress of the Philippines. November 15, 2023.