Iloilo's 5th congressional district explained

Iloilo's 5th congressional district
Parl Name:House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:Province
District:Iloilo
Region Label:Region
Region:Western Visayas
Population:451,116 (2015)[1]
Electorate:254,499 (2016)[2]
Area:1171.3sqkm
Year:1907
Members Label:Representative
Members:Raul C. Tupas
Blank1 Name:Political party
Blank1 Info: Nacionalista
Blank2 Name:Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:Majority

Iloilo's 5th congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the northern municipalities of Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael and Sara. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Raul C. Tupas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

Representation history

MemberTerm of officeLegislaturePartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Iloilo's 5th district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5] [6]
1Regino DorilloOctober 16, 1907October 16, 19091stIndependentElected in 1907.1907–1916
Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
2Ramón LópezOctober 16, 1909October 16, 19122ndProgresistaElected in 1909.
3Cirilo Mapa Jr.October 16, 1912October 16, 19163rdProgresistaElected in 1912.

Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4Juan de León y BenedictoOctober 16, 1916June 3, 19194thProgresistaElected in 1916.1916–1919
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
5Victorino M. SalcedoJune 3, 1919June 6, 19225thNacionalistaElected in 1919.1919–1922
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Carles, Estancia, Passi, Sara
6Tomás VargasJune 6, 1922June 2, 19256thDemócrataElected in 1922.1922–1935
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
7Venancio CudillaJune 2, 1925September 16, 19357thNacionalista
Consolidado
Elected in 1925.
8thRe-elected in 1928.
9thRe-elected in 1931.
10thNacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia
Re-elected in 1934.
MemberTerm of officeNational
Assembly
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Iloilo's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(5)Victorino M. SalcedoSeptember 16, 1935December 30, 19411stNacionalista
Democrático
Elected in 1935.1935–1941
Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
2ndNacionalistaRe-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
MemberTerm of officeCommon
wealth
Congress
PartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
8Juan V. BorraJune 9, 1945May 25, 19461stNacionalistaElected in 1941.1945–1946
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
MemberTerm of officeCongressPartyElectoral historyConstituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(8)Juan V. BorraMay 25, 1946December 30, 19491stLiberalRe-elected in 1946.1946–1949
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
9José M. AldeguerDecember 30, 1949September 23, 19722ndNacionalistaElected in 1949.1949–1957
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
3rdDemocraticRe-elected in 1953.
4thNacionalistaRe-elected in 1957.1957–1969
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, Sara
5thRe-elected in 1961.
6thRe-elected in 1965.
7thRe-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
1969–1972
Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, San Rafael, Sara
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
10Niel D. Tupas Sr.June 30, 1987June 30, 19988thPDP–LabanElected in 1987.1987–present
Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara
9thLiberalRe-elected in 1992.
10thRe-elected in 1995.
11Rolex T. SuplicoJune 30, 1998June 30, 200711thLDPElected in 1998.
12thRe-elected in 2001.
13thRe-elected in 2004.
12Niel Tupas Jr.June 30, 2007June 30, 201614thLiberalElected in 2007.
15thRe-elected in 2010.
16thRe-elected in 2013.
13Raul C. TupasJune 30, 2016Incumbent17thNacionalistaElected in 2016.
18thRe-elected in 2019.
19thRe-elected in 2022.

Election results

2016

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2010

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . . April 29, 2020 . April 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405172113/http://rsso03.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Philippines%20-%20Population%20of%20Legislative%20Districts%20by%20Region_Province_and%20Selected%20Highly%20Urbanized%20or%20Component%20City.xlsx . dead .
  2. Web site: Philippines 2016 Voters Profile . . April 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . April 29, 2020 . March 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316064243/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=province . dead .
  4. Web site: House Members . . April 29, 2020.
  5. Web site: Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09) . Lawyerly . February 20, 2021.
  6. Book: Division of Insular Affairs . Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . April 29, 2020 . Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. 1908. United States War Department. Washington, D.C.. 49.