Iloilo's 3rd congressional district

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 3rd congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population456,006 (2020)[1]
Electorate273,797 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,405.43 km2 (542.64 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeLorenz R. Defensor
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. 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 northwestern and central municipalities of Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina and Pototan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lorenz R. Defensor of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the central Iloilo municipalities of Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, and Zarraga.

Representation history

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

Iloilo's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1 Salvador Laguda October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Progresista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916
Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara
2 José López Vito October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909.
3 Ernesto Gustilo October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Independent Elected in 1912.

Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4 Nicanor Gregorius October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Progresista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Cabatuan, Leon, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
5 José E. Locsin June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1922
Cabatuan, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
6 Tomás Confesor June 6, 1922 June 2, 1931 6th Nacionalista
Colectivista 		Elected in 1922. 1922–1935
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
7th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Re-elected in 1925.
8th Re-elected in 1928.
7 Silvestre Villa June 2, 1931 November 3, 1933 9th Nacionalista
Consolidado 		Elected in 1931.
Died.
8 Atanasio Ampig June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th Nacionalista
Demócrata Pro-Independencia 		Elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly 		Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Iloilo's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(6) Tomás Confesor September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
Democrático 		Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
(8) Atanasio Ampig December 30, 1938 December 17, 1941 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1938. Died.
District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City'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

Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 Tiburcio Lutero June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(9) Tiburcio Lutero May 29, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Liberal Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1949
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
10 Patricio V. Confesor December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949. 1949–1957
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
11 Ramón C. Tabiana December 30, 1953 November 10, 1955 3rd Liberal Elected in 1953.
12 Domitilo G. Abordo December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957. 1957–1969
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
(11) Ramón C. Tabiana December 30, 1961 December 20, 1964 5th Liberal Elected in 1961.
Died.
13 Gloria M. Tabiana November 9, 1965 September 23, 1972 Liberal Elected in 1965 to finish her husband's term.
6th Re-elected in 1965.
7th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law. 		1969–1972
Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14 Licurgo P. Tirador June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Liberal Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan
9th Lakas Re-elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
15 Manuel P. Parcon June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th Lakas Elected in 1998.
16 Arthur Defensor Sr. June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Re-elected in 2007.
17 Arthur Defensor Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
18 Lorenz R. Defensor June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.
19th NUP Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Defensor Jr. 148,941
Invalid or blank votes 38,616
Total votes 187,557
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Defensor Jr. 96,514 71.87
UNA Francis Lavilla 23,394 17.42
Margin of victory 73,120 54.45%
Invalid or blank votes 14,377 10.71
Total votes 134,285 100.00
Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Arthur Defensor Jr. 89,960 55.59
Liberal Rene Villa 54,117 33.44
PMP Zafiro Lauron 17,755 10.97
Valid ballots 161,832 94.75
Invalid or blank votes 8,964 5.24
Total votes 170,796 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

1965

1965 Iloilo's 3rd congressional district special election/1965 Philippine House of Representatives election at Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
CandidatePartyVotes%
Gloria TabianaLiberal Party30,76155.99
Domitilo AbordoNacionalista Party24,15643.97
Severino SimundoRepublican Party (independent)200.04
Total54,937100.00
Liberal Party hold
Source: COMELEC[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 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 November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 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 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Elections Were Held on November 9, 1965. Manila: Bureau of Print. 1967. p. 300.