Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district

Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district comprises all twelve local government units in mainland Surigao del Norte including its capital Surigao City. Its municipalities are Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Tagana-an and Tubod.[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Ace Barbers of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]

Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Surigao del Norte within the Philippines
ProvinceSurigao del Norte
RegionCaraga
Population368,501 (2015)[1]
Electorate271,507 (2019)[2]
Major settlements
12 LGUs
Area1,350.37 km2 (521.38 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeAce Barbers
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

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

Surigao del Norte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987 from Surigao del Norte's at-large district.[4]
1 Constantino C. Navarro Sr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th KBL Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit, Malimono, Placer, San Francisco, Sison, Surigao City, Tagana-an, Tubod
2 Robert Barbers June 30, 1992 April 15, 1996 9th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
— vacant April 15, 1996 June 30, 1998 – No special election held to fill vacancy.
3 Ace Barbers June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th Lakas–CMD Elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
4 Guillermo A. Romarate Jr. June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
(3) Ace Barbers June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

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 22, 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 22, 2021.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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