Masbate's 2nd congressional district | |
Parl Name: | House of Representatives of the Philippines |
District Label: | Province |
District: | Masbate |
Region Label: | Region |
Region: | Bicol Region |
Population: | 404,366 (2020) |
Electorate: | 252,110 (2022)[1] |
Area: | 2053.25sqkm |
Year: | 1987 |
Members Label: | Representative |
Members: | Ara Kho |
Blank1 Name: | Political party |
Blank1 Info: | Lakas–CMD |
Blank2 Name: | Congressional bloc |
Blank2 Info: | Majority |
Masbate's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[2] The district encompasses the western half of Masbate Island consisting of the provincial capital Masbate City and the municipalities of Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros and Mobo.[3] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Olga "Ara" Kho of the Lakas–CMD.[4]
Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | |||
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Start | End | |||||||
Masbate's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
District created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
1 | Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa | June 30, 1987 | February 28, 1998 | 8th | Independent | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Masbate City, Milagros, Mobo | |
9th | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
10th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
2 | Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
12th | NPC | Re-elected in 2001. | ||||||
13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
3 | Antonio T. Kho | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. | ||
15th | Lakas–Kampi | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
4 | Elisa Olga Kho | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Lakas | Elected in 2013. | ||
17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
5 | Olga T. Kho | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2022. | ||
Lakas |