Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district explained

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Parl Name:	House of Representatives of the Philippines
District Label:	Province
District:	Zamboanga del Sur
Region Label:	Region
Region:	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population:	420,514 (2020)
Electorate:	277,350 (2022)^[1]
Area:	2318.97sqkm
Year:	1987
Members Label:	Representative
Members:	Jeyzel Victoria Yu
Blank1 Name:	Political party
Blank1 Info:	PDP–Laban
Blank2 Name:	Congressional bloc
Blank2 Info:	Majority

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[2] The district encompasses the southern half of the province consisting of the municipalities of Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao and Vincenzo A. Sagun.^[3] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Leonardo Babasa Jr. of the PDP–Laban.^[4]

Representation history

	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
		Start	End
Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.
1		Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Vincenzo A. Sagun
					9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–present Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao, Vincenzo A. Sagun
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2		Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
3		Filomena S. San Juan	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
(1)		Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
					14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
(2)		Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.
					16th	NPC	Re-elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
4		Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
5		Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur

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. December 19, 2023.
2. Web site: Roster of Philippine legislators . . February 19, 2021.
3. Web site: The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines . Chan Robles Virtual Law Library . February 19, 2021.
4. Web site: House Members . . February 19, 2021.