Las Piñas's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the city of Las Piñas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998.[3] Las Piñas first elected a single representative city-wide at-large for the 11th Congress following its conversion into a highly urbanised city through Republic Act No. 8251 on February 12, 1997.[4] Before 1997, its territory was represented as part of Las Piñas–Muntinlupa, Las Piñas–Parañaque and Rizal's 1st and at-large district, and Manila's at-large district. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Camille Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]
| Las Piñas's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Las Piñas within Metro Manila | |
| City | Las Piñas |
| Region | Metro Manila |
| Population | 606,293 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 291,074 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Representative | Camille Villar |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Las Piñas's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | |||||||
| District created February 12, 1997.[4] | |||||||
| 1 | Manuel Villar Jr. | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LAMMP | Redistricted from Las Piñas–Muntinlupa district and re-elected in 1998. | |
| Independent | |||||||
| 2 | Cynthia Villar | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Independent | Elected in 2001. | |
| 13th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 3 | Mark Villar | June 30, 2010 | August 1, 2016 | 15th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2010. | |
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Public Works and Highways. | ||||||
| — | vacant | August 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | ||
| 4 | Camille Villar | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | Nacionalista | Elected in 2019. | |
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Camille Villar | 130,812 | 60.90 | ||
| Ang Kapatiran | Louie Redoble | 65,751 | 30.61 | ||
| Independent | Felipe Garduque II | 18,249 | 8.50 | ||
| Total votes | 214,812 | 100.00 | |||
| Nacionalista hold | |||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Camille Villar | 173,917 | 89.78 | ||
| Independent | Jerry Delos Reyes | 19,791 | 10.22 | ||
| Total votes | 193,708 | 100.00 | |||
| Nacionalista hold | |||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Mark Villar | 174,533 | 86.1 | ||
| PDP–Laban | Zardi Abellara | 23,780 | 11.7 | ||
| UNA | Filipino Alvarado | 4,509 | 2.2 | ||
| Total votes | 202,822 | 100 | |||
| Nacionalista hold | |||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Mark Villar | 147,884 | |||
| Independent | Luis "Louie" Casimiro | ||||
| Independent | Filipino Alvarado | 2,679 | |||
| Total votes | |||||
| Nacionalista hold | |||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Mark Villar | 144,977 | 86.35 | ||
| KKK | Francisco Antonio Jr. | 11,076 | 6.60 | ||
| Independent | Zarah Veloria | 8,387 | 5.00 | ||
| Independent | Filipino Alvarado | 3,461 | 2.06 | ||
| Valid ballots | 167,901 | 83.37 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | 33,495 | 16.63 | |||
| Total votes | 167,901 | 100.00 | |||
| Nacionalista hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "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 February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 8251". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 1, 2023.