Samar's 2nd congressional district

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Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
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Boundary of Samar's 2nd congressional district in Samar
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Location of Samar within the Philippines
ProvinceSamar
RegionEastern Visayas
Population448,161 (2015)[1]
Electorate277,249 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
16 LGUs
Area3,778.89 km2 (1,459.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeSharee Ann T. Tan
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

Samar's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Samar. 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 the provincial capital city of Catbalogan and adjacent municipalities of Basey, Calbiga, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal and Zumarraga. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Sharee Ann T. Tan of the PDP–Laban.[4]

Representation history[]

# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Samar's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly[]

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 Luciano Sinko October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
2 Benito Azanza October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909.
3 José Sabarre October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.

Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[]

4 Pastor D. Salazar October 16, 1916 June 6, 1922 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
5th Re-elected in 1919.
5 Pascual B. Azanza June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 6th Demócrata Elected in 1922.
7th Re-elected in 1925.
6 Serafín S. Marabut June 5, 1928 September 16, 1935 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1928.
9th Re-elected in 1931.
10th Nacionalista
Democrático 		Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly 		Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Samar's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[]

(6) Serafín S. Marabut September 16, 1935 May 27, 1936 1st Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1935.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of Budget. 		1935–1941
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
(5) Pascual B. Azanza September 1, 1936 December 30, 1941 Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected to finish Marabut's term.
2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Samar'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

Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines[]

District re-created May 24, 1945.
7 Pedro R. Arteche – – 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941.
Died before start of term. 		1945–1946
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[]

8 Tito V. Tizon May 25, 1946 December 30, 1953 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Gandara, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
2nd Re-elected in 1949. 1949–1953
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
9 Marciano Lim December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953. 1953–1965
Almagro, Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Gandara, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Pinabacdao, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Santo Niño, Talalora, Tarangnan, Villareal, Wright, Zumarraga
10 Valeriano C. Yancha December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
11 Fernando R. Veloso December 30, 1961 December 30, 1965 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.
District dissolved into Samar's at-large district.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12 Venancio T. Garduce June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Partido ng Bayan Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Basey, Calbiga, Catbalogan, Daram, Hinabangan, Jiabong, Marabut, Motiong, Paranas, Pinabacdao, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Santa Rita, Talalora, Villareal, Zumarraga
13 Catalino V. Figueroa June 30, 1992 June 30, 1998 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
14 Antonio Eduardo Nachura June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th Liberal Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
(13) Catalino V. Figueroa June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th Nacionalista Elected in 2004.
15 Sharee Ann T. Tan June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
16 Milagrosa Tan June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th NPC Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
(15) Sharee Ann T. Tan June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.

Election results[]

2016[]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Milagrosa Tan 137,248 69.16%
Liberal Myrna Ojeda-Tan 61,189 30.84%
Valid ballots 198,437 83.84%
Margin of victory 76,059 38.33%
Invalid or blank votes 38,262 16.16%
Total votes 236,699 100.00%
NPC hold

2013[]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Milagrosa Tan 68,137 43.77
Liberal Eunice Babalcon 56,312 36.18
UNA Reynato Latorre 10,242 6.58
Margin of victory 11,825 7.60%
Invalid or blank votes 20,973 13.47
Total votes 155,664 100.00
NPC hold

2010[]

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Milagrosa Tan 58,168 36.99
Liberal Wilfredo Estorninos 39,430 25.08
NPC Manuel Torresvillas 30,888 19.64
PMP Catalino Figueroa 22,055 14.03
PDP–Laban Alvin Abejuela 4,996 3.18
Independent Urbano Alli, Jr. 1,708 1.09
Valid ballots 157,735 82.11
Invalid or blank votes 34,267 17.89
Total votes 191,512 100.00
Lakas hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ^ 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 24, 2020.

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