Rizal's 2nd congressional district

Rizal's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Scope of the district within the province
Location of Rizal within the Philippines
ProvinceRizal
RegionCalabarzon
Population517,975 (2020)[1]
Electorate297,030 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area474.46 km2 (183.19 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeEmigdio P. Tanjuatco III
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

Rizal's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Rizal. 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 municipalities of Baras, Cardona, Jalajala, Morong, Pililla, Tanay and Teresa. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district consisted of towns that all currently remain in Rizal, as well as the present-day Metro Manila cities of Pasig (the then-seat of Rizal provincial government), Marikina, and the eastern part of Quezon City that was previously part of the aforementioned cities. After the creation of Metro Manila in 1975, the second district then comprises the northern and eastern part of the reduced province of Rizal beginning in 1987. In 2021, the municipalities of Rodriguez and San Mateo, which have been part of the 2nd district since its creation, have been separated from the district to form the 3rd and 4th districts, respectively,[5] by virtue of Republic Act No. 11533.[6]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  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 January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Begas, Billy (March 29, 2021). "May madadagdag na congressman! Fidel Nograles hails creation of Rizal's 4th district". Politiko South Luzon. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Republic Act No. 11546 (March 30, 2021), An Act Reapportioning the Second Legislative District of the Province of Rizal into Three (3) Legislative Districts, retrieved August 8, 2022