San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district explained

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	City
District:	San Jose del Monte
Region Label:	Province
Region:	Bulacan, Central Luzon
Population:	651,813 (2020)
Electorate:	261,740 (2022)^[1]
Area:	105.53sqkm
Year:	2003
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Florida P. Robes
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	PFP Arangkada San Joseño
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the city of San Jose del Monte and one of seven in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2004.^[2] San Jose del Monte first elected a single representative city-wide at-large for the 13th Congress following the passage of Republic Act No. 9230 in 2003 which amended the 2000 San Jose del Monte City Charter (Republic Act No. 8797).^{[3] [4]} Before 2004, the city was represented in the nation's lower house as part of Bulacan's 4th, Bulacan's 2nd, Bulacan's at-large and Region III's at-large districts.^[5] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Florida P. Robes of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Arangkada San Joseño (AR).^{[6] [7]}

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
		Start	End
San Jose del Monte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created December 18, 2003 from Bulacan's 4th district.
1		Eduardo Roquero	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
2		Arthur Robes	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	AR	Re-elected in 2013.
3		Florida P. Robes	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Liberal (AR)	Elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban (AR)	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	PFP (AR)	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Bulacan
• Legislative districts of San Jose del Monte

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. August 21, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 12, 2021.
3. 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 . August 21, 2023.
4. Web site: Republic Act No. 8797 . 15 July 2000 . The Corpus Juris . February 12, 2020.
5. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 12, 2021.
6. Web site: House Members . . February 12, 2021.
7. News: 5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party. Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. November 13, 2023.