Aurora's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Aurora. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[3] Aurora first elected a single representative provincewide at-large for the Regular Batasang Pambansa following its creation as a regular province separate from Quezon in 1978 and the subsequent 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite that amended the 1973 constitution and abolished the regional at-large assembly districts.[4][5] Before 1978, the province was represented in the national legislatures as part of Quezon's 1st and at-large congressional districts. The district was re-created on February 2, 1987 following the ratification of the 1987 constitution that restored the House of Representatives.[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Rommel T. Angara of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).[7]
| Aurora's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Location of Aurora within the Philippines | |
| Province | Aurora |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Population | 235,750 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 154,688 (2022)[2] |
| Area | 3,147.32 km2 (1,215.19 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Representative | Rommel T. Angara |
| Political party | LDP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Batasang Pambansa |
Party | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
Aurora's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansaedit | |||||||
| District created February 1, 1984 from Region IV-A's at-large district.[5] | |||||||
| 1 | Luis S. Etcubañez | July 23, 1984 | March 25, 1986 | 2nd | KBL | Elected in 1984. | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | ||
| Start | End | ||||||
Aurora's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | |||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] | |||||||
| 2 | Benedicto G. Miran | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1995 | 8th | UNIDO | Elected in 1987. | |
| 9th | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||
| 3 | Bella Angara | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 2004 | 10th | LDP | Elected in 1995. | |
| 11th | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||
| 12th | Re-elected in 2001. | ||||||
| 4 | Sonny Angara | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2013 | 13th | LDP | Elected in 2004. | |
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||
| (3) | Bella Angara | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | LDP | Elected in 2013. | |
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| 5 | Rommel T. Angara | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | LDP | Elected in 2019. | |
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Rommel Rico Angara | 102,459 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 102,459 | 100.00 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Rommel Rico Angara | 63,542 | 63.39 | ||
| Independent | Narciso Amansec | 36,700 | 36.61 | ||
| Total votes | 100,242 | 100.00 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Bella Angara-Castillo | 48,868 | 50.39 | ||
| Nacionalista | Annabelle Tangson | 48,114 | 49.61 | ||
| Total votes | 96,982 | 100.00 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
2013
edit2010
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "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 7, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 7". Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 11, 2021.