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
Location of Iloilo City within Iloilo
CityIloilo City
RegionWestern Visayas
Population447,992 (2015)[1]
Electorate330,470 (2022)[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 19th Congress by Julienne L. Baronda of the National Unity Party (NUP).[7]

Representation history[edit]

# 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)[edit]

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[edit]

District re-created February 2, 1987 from Iloilo's at-large district.[6]
1 June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th Rafael J. Lopez Vito UNIDO Elected in 1987.
9th Lakas 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 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.

19th

Re-elected in 2022

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Julienne Baronda (incumbent) 147,834 62.88
Nacionalista Joe Espinosa III 84,168 35.80
Independent Juni Espinosa 1,666 0.71
Independent Rudy Bantolo 1,445 0.61
Total votes 253,113 100.00
NUP hold

2019[edit]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Julienne Baronda 115,148
PMP Joshua Alim 74,012
Nacionalista "Inday" Perla Zulueta 15,003
PDDS Lucio Encio 1,238
Total votes
NUP hold

2016[edit]

2013[edit]

2010[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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 March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "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 June 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Commonwealth Act No. 158 (9 November 1936), "An Act establishing a form of government for the City of Iloilo", Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved March 15, 2021
  6. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 15, 2021.