Albay's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of Albay's capital city of Legazpi and adjacent municipalities of Camalig, Daraga, Manito and Rapu-Rapu. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Joey Salceda of the Lakas–CMD.[4]
| Albay's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Map of Albay showing the location of its 2nd district | |
 Location of Albay within the Philippines | |
| Province | Albay |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Population | 477,781 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 265,019 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 665.94 km2 (257.12 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Joey Salceda |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 2nd district for the Philippine Assemblyedit | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Carlos A. Imperial | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Progresista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1912 Albay, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac | |
| 2 | Silvino Brimbuela | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Progresista | Elected in 1909. | ||
| 3 | Mariano A. Locsin | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Progresista | Elected in 1912. | 1912–1916 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac | |
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islandsedit | ||||||||
| 4 | José O. Vera | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1922 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Manito, Pandan, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac | |
| 5 | Pedro Martínez Jimeno | June 3, 1919 | June 2, 1925 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | ||
| 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Re-elected in 1922. | 1922–1925 Albay, Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Daraga, Manito, Pandan, Panganiban, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac | |||||
| 6 | Francisco A. Perfecto | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | 1925–1931 Baras, Bato, Calolbon, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Pandan, Panganiban, Rapu-Rapu, Viga, Virac | |
| 7 | Pedro Vera | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 4th district. | ||
| 8 | José S. Valenciano | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| 9 | Justino N. Nuyda | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)edit | ||||||||
| (9) | Justino N. Nuyda | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (8) | José S. Valenciano | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Albay's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| 10 | Toribio P. Pérez | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| (9) | Justino N. Nuyda | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1965 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1957 Camalig, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | 1957–1961 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | ||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | 1961–1969 Camalig, Legazpi, Locsin, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | ||||||
| 11 | Carlos R. Imperial | December 30, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
| 7th | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. |
1969–1972 Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | ||||||
| District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| (11) | Carlos R. Imperial | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Independent | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Camalig, Daraga, Legazpi, Manito, Rapu-Rapu | |
| 9th | NPC | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 12 | Norma B. Imperial | June 30, 1998 | September 29, 2000 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. Died in office. | ||
| — | vacant | September 29, 2000 | June 30, 2001 | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | |||
| (11) | Carlos R. Imperial | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | NPC | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||
| 13 | Al Francis Bichara | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 14 | Joey Salceda | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Independent | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 18th | PDP-Laban | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||
| 19th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Joey Salceda | 225,851 | 94.16 | |
| Independent | Virgilio Goyena | 5,677 | 2.37 | |
| PLM | Opinyon de Leoz | 4,427 | 1.85 | |
| Katipunan | Danilo Maravillas | 2,295 | 0.96 | |
| Independent | Domingo Arao | 1,614 | 0.67 | |
| Total votes | 239,864 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Joey Salceda | 187,252 | 94.64 | |
| Independent | Virgilio Goyena | 10,603 | 5.35 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 29,560 | |||
| Total votes | 227,884 | |||
| Margin of victory | 176,649 | 89.28 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joey Salceda | 171,339 | ||||
| Independent | Jose Maria Los Baños | 5,518 | ||||
| Independent | Danilo Maravillas | 3,869 | ||||
| Independent | Josue Joshua Martinez Jr. | 3,546 | ||||
| Independent | Virgilio Goyena | 2,051 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 32,611 | |||||
| Total votes | 218,934 | |||||
| Liberal gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Al Francis Bichara | 133,333 | 69.75 | |
| Independent | Walter Magdato | 13,133 | 6.87 | |
| Margin of victory | 120,200 | 62.88% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 44,681 | 23.38 | ||
| Total votes | 191,147 | 100.00 | ||
| Nacionalista hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Al Francis Bichara | 117,611 | 58.01 | |
| Liberal | Amelia Bonita Apin | 58,600 | 28.90 | |
| Independent | Ricardo Ayala | 13,214 | 6.52 | |
| Valid ballots | 189,425 | 93.43 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,326 | 6.57 | ||
| Total votes | 202,751 | 100.00 | ||
| Nacionalista hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 11, 2020.