Cavite's 4th congressional district

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Cavite's 4th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Cavite's 4th congressional district in Cavite
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Location of Cavite within the Philippines
ProvinceCavite
RegionCalabarzon
Population314,303 (2015)[1]
Electorate326,070 (2016)[2]
Major settlementsDasmariñas
Area90.13 km²
Current constituency
Created2010
RepresentativeElpidio Barzaga, Jr.
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Cavite's 4th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010.[3] The district only consists of the city of Dasmariñas and is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

The district was officially referred to as Dasmariñas' lone congressional district from its creation in 2009 until 2019.

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created July 27, 2009.[5]
1 Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2016 15th Lakas Elected in 2010. 2010–present:
Dasmariñas
16th NUP Re-elected in 2013.
2 Jennifer A. Barzaga June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th NUP Elected in 2016.
(1) Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. June 30, 2019 Present 18th NUP Re-elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. 198,130 77.27%
PFP Benhardi Mantele 51,250 19.97%
PDDS Aileen Padel 3,828 1.49%
PDP–Laban Leonardo Manicio, Jr. 3,210 1.25%
Total votes 256,418 100%
NUP hold

2016[]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Jennifer Barzaga 227,022 95.35%
UNA Alen Manzano 11,064 4.65%
Total votes 238,086 100%
NUP hold

2013[]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. 121,908 87.70%
Lakas Miguel Ilano 17,091 12.30%
Total votes 138,999 100%
NUP gain from Lakas

2010[]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. 163,766 91.68%
Independent Fernando Campos 7,551 4.23%
Nacionalista Ramon Campos 6,158 3.45%
Independent Editha Doroteo 1,162 0.65%
Invalid or blank votes 10,606 5.60
Total votes 189,243 100%
Lakas win (new seat)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved May 3, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Republic Act No. 9727: An Act Repportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 27, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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