Iloilo's 2nd congressional district

Iloilo's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population313,112 (2015)[1]
Electorate181,669 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area606.88 kmĀ²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeMichael B. Gorriceta
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Iloilo's 2nd 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 municipalities of Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara and Zarraga. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

  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 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.