Bulacan's 5th congressional district explained

Bulacan's 5th congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Bulacan
Region Label:Region
Region:Central Luzon
Population:486,960 (2020)[1]
Electorate:291,581 (2022)[2]
Area:119.23sqkm
Year:2021
Members Label:Representative
Members:Ambrosio Cruz Jr.
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: Lakas-CMD
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Bulacan's 5th 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 2022.[3] The district consists of municipalities in central Bulacan, namely Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, and Pandi and does not have any provincial boundaries. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ambrosio Cruz Jr. of the Lakas-CMD, who is its first representative since its creation.[4]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
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Bulacan's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created May 27, 2021 from Bulacan's 2nd district.[5]
1Ambrosio C. Cruz, Jr.June 30, 2022Incumbent 19thPDP–LabanElected in 2022.2022–present
Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Pandi
Lakas

Election results

2022

This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened, with incumbent Guiguinto mayor Ambrosio "Boy" Cruz running for the seat against Atty. Arnel Alcaraz.

See also

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: House Members . . March 26, 2023.
  5. RA. 11546. An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. August 13, 2021. August 13, 2021.