Palawan's 2nd congressional district explained

Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Palawan
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Mimaropa
Population:	438,769 (2020)
Electorate:	260,323 (2022)^[1]
Area:	6116.5sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Jose Chavez Alvarez
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	PDP
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[2] The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española.^[3] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan.^[4] The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP).^[5]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district.
1		Ramon Mitra Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon
2		Alfredo Amor E. Abueg Jr.	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–1995 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.	1995–2013 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
						LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3		Abraham Mitra	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4		Victorino Dennis M. Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NUP	Elected in 2010.
5		Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
6		Beng Abueg-Zaldivar	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPP	Elected in 2019.
7		Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Palawan

Notes and References

1. 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. September 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 16, 2021.
3. RA. 10171. An Act Reapportioning the Province of Palawan Into Three (3) Legislative Districts . July 19, 2012 . . February 16, 2021.
4. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 16, 2021.
5. Web site: House Members . . September 22, 2023.