Masbate's 2nd congressional district

Masbate's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district encompasses the western half of Masbate Island consisting of the provincial capital Masbate City and the municipalities of Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros and Mobo.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ara Kho of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Masbate's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Masbate within the Philippines
ProvinceMasbate
RegionBicol Region
Population383,325 (2015)[1]
Electorate239,021 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
Area2,053.25 km2 (792.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeAra Kho
Political party  PDP–Laban
Congressional blocMajority

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

Masbate's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987.[4]
1 Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa June 30, 1987 February 28, 1998 8th Independent Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Masbate City, Milagros, Mobo
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1995.
2 Emilio R. Espinosa Jr. June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
12th NPC Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
3 Antonio T. Kho June 30, 2007 June 30, 2013 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
4 Elisa Olga Kho June 30, 2013 June 30, 2022 16th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
5 Olga T. Kho June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Olga "Ara" Kho 123,160
NUP S. Lanette 44,000
Total votes 100.00
PDP–Laban hold

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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