Caloocan's 2nd congressional district, also known as South Caloocan district, is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Caloocan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the entire South Caloocan barangays south of Circumferential Road 4 (including EDSA): Barangays 5 to 76 in Zones 1 to 7 and Barangays 86 to 131 in Zones 8 to 11.[4][5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy of Lakas–CMD.[6][7]
| Caloocan's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Map | |
 Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila | |
| City | Caloocan |
| Region | Metro Manila |
| Population | 381,690 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 233,294 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1987 |
| Representative | Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Image | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | |||
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Caloocan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987 from Caloocan's at-large district.[4] | ||||||||||
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Gerardo P. Cabochan | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Barangays 5–76, 86–131 | ||
| 2 | 
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Luis A. Asistio | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | NPC | Elected in 1992. | |||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||||
| 11th | LAMMP | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||
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Edgar R. Erice | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |||
| (2) |
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Luis A. Asistio | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | NPC | Elected in 2004. | |||
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Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Lakas | Elected in 2007. | |||
| 15th | NUP | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||||
| (3) |
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Edgar R. Erice | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. | |||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | |||||||||
| 18th | Aksyon | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||||
| (4) |
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Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon-Uy | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2022. | |||
| Lakas | ||||||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Mary Mitzi "Mitch" Cajayon-Uy | 63,669 | 35.20 | ||
| Lakas | Roberto "Obet" Samson | 41,057 | 22.70 | ||
| NPC | Luis Macario "Maca" Asistio | 28,603 | 15.81 | ||
| Reporma | Alexander "Alex" Mangasar | 26,870 | 14.86 | ||
| Aksyon | Jacob Reuben Cabochan | 20,672 | 11.43 | ||
| Total votes | 180,871 | 100.00 | |||
| PDP–Laban gain from Aksyon | |||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edgar "Egay" Erice | 124,223 | 90.30 | |
| NUP | Noel Cabuhat | 13,349 | 9.70 | |
| Total votes | 137,572 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edgar Erice | 101,051 | ||
| NPC | Mitzi Cajayon-Uy | 52,549 | ||
| PBM | Edgardo Espiritu | 2,655 | ||
| Total votes | 156,255 | |||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edgar Erice | 57,318 | 38.80 | |||
| NUP | Mitzi Cajayon | 49,976 | 33.83 | |||
| NPC | Luis Asistio | 26,196 | 17.73 | |||
| Ang Kapatiran | Carlo Cabochan | 3,346 | 2.26 | |||
| Independent | Adoracion Garcia | 473 | 0.32 | |||
| Margin of victory | 7,342 | 4.97% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 10,443 | 7.06 | ||||
| Total votes | 147,742 | 100 | ||||
| Liberal gain from NUP | ||||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Mitzi Cajayon | 77,364 | 48.97 | |
| Nacionalista | Antonio Almeda | 35,546 | 22.50 | |
| Ang Kapatiran | Carlos Cabochan | 16,943 | 10.72 | |
| Independent | Ma. Milagros Mercado | 13,306 | 8.42 | |
| Liberal | John C. Santos | 1,336 | 0.85 | |
| Independent | Tany Catacutan | 723 | 0.46 | |
| PGRP | Adoracion Garcia | 304 | 0.19 | |
| Independent | Enrique Cube | 217 | 0.14 | |
| Valid ballots | 145,739 | 92.25 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,246 | 7.75 | ||
| Total votes | 157,985 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 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 April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "History 2". City Government of Caloocan. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Cruz, RG (November 21, 2023). "Duterte's PDP-Laban loses more congressmen to Romualdez' Lakas-CMD". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.