Bulacan's 5th congressional district

Bulacan's 5th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2022.[3] The district consists of municipalities in central Bulacan, namely Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, and Pandi and does not have any provincial boundaries. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ambrosio Cruz Jr. of the Lakas-CMD, who is its first representative since its creation.[4]

Bulacan's 5th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Bulacan's 5th congressional district in Bulacan
Location of Bulacan within the Philippines
ProvinceBulacan
RegionCentral Luzon
Population486,960 (2020)[1]
Electorate291,581 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area119.23 km2 (46.03 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2021
RepresentativeAmbrosio Cruz Jr.
Political party  Lakas-CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created May 27, 2021 from Bulacan's 2nd district.[5]
1 Ambrosio C. Cruz, Jr. June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022. 2022–present
Balagtas, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Pandi
Lakas-CMD

Election results

2022

This is the first time the district will be holding an election since the redistricting happened, with incumbent Guiguinto mayor Ambrosio "Boy" Cruz running for the seat against Atty. Arnel Alcaraz.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan's 5th District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Boy Cruz 128,065 53.14
NUP AAA Alcaraz 112,899 46.85
Total votes 240,964 100
PDP–Laban win (new seat)

See also

References
  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 March 26, 2023.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. Congress of the Philippines (August 13, 2021). "Republic Act No. 11546 - An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved August 13, 2021.


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