Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district explained
Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district comprises all twelve local government units in mainland Surigao del Norte including its capital Surigao City. Its municipalities are Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Tagana-an and Tubod.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ace Barbers of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]
Representation history
| Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent
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| District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Norte's at-large district. |
| 1 | | Constantino C. Navarro Sr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | KBL | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present
Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Surigao City, Tagana-an, Tubod |
| 2 | | Robert Barbers | June 30, 1992 | April 15, 1996 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. |
| — | | vacant | April 15, 1996 | June 30, 1998 | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. |
| 3 | | Ace Barbers | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | Lakas | Elected in 1998. |
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. |
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. |
| 4 | | Guillermo A. Romarate Jr. | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. |
| 15th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2010. |
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. |
| (3) | | Ace Barbers | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2016. |
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. |
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |
Election results
2010
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015 . . February 22, 2021.
- Web site: January 24, 2020 . Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216033437/https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/Statistics/2019_RVVAV_mcoc_final.pdf . December 16, 2020 . February 22, 2021. Commission on Elections (Philippines).
- Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 22, 2021.
- Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 22, 2021.
- Web site: House Members . . February 22, 2021.
