Iloilo City's at-large congressional district

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Iloilo City's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Ph locator iloilo iloilo.png
Location of Iloilo City within Iloilo
CityIloilo City
RegionWestern Visayas
Population447,992 (2015)[1]
Electorate294,776 (2019)[2]
Area78.34 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1943
RepresentativeJulienne L. Baronda
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Iloilo City's at-large congressional district is the city-wide electoral district in Iloilo City, Philippines. It has been electing representatives at-large to the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944.[3]

The district was first formed ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of the Second Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country.[4] Iloilo, a chartered city since 1936, elected Fortunato R. Ybiernas to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Vicente R. Ybiernas as an appointed second delegate.[5] The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district.[3] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House, Iloilo City was not entitled to its own separate representation despite being a highly-urbanized city. Instead, it formed part of the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the interim parliament from 1978 to 1984 and Iloilo's at-large district in the regular parliament from 1984 to 1986.[3] The city-wide electoral district was only restored in 1987 under a new constitution.[6]

The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Julienne L. Baronda of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]

Representation history[]

# Term of office National
Assembly 		Seat A Seat B
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)[]

District created September 7, 1943.[4]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 1st Fortunato R. Ybiernas KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Vicente R. Ybiernas KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Iloilo's 2nd district.
# Term of office Congress Single seat Seats eliminated
Start End Member Party Electoral history

Iloilo City's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] Redistricted from Iloilo's at-large district.
1 June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th Rafael J. Lopez Vito UNIDO Elected in 1987.
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
2 June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th Raul M. Gonzalez Nacionalista Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
3 June 30, 2004 June 30, 2010 13th Raul T. Gonzalez Jr. Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
4 June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Jerry P. Treñas Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th NUP Re-elected in 2016.
5 June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Julienne L. Baronda NUP Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2019[]

2016[]

2013[]

2010[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Act No. 158". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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