Antipolo's 2nd congressional district

Antipolo's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Antipolo and one of four in the province of Rizal. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2004.[3] The district consists of the eastern Antipolo barangays of Calawis, Cupang, Dalig, Inarawan, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis and San Roque.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Romeo Acop of the National Unity Party (NUP).[5]

Antipolo's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Antipolo's 2nd congressional district in Antipolo
Location of Antipolo within the province of Rizal
CityAntipolo
ProvinceRizal, Calabarzon
Population507,831 (2020)[1]
Electorate256,180 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
  • Calawis
  • Cupang
  • Dalig
  • Inarawan
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Luis
  • San Roque
Area258.57 km2 (99.83 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2003
RepresentativeRomeo Acop
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history

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# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End
District created December 22, 2003.[4]
1 Victor Sumulong June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th KAMPI Redistricted from Antipolo's at-large district and re-elected in 2004. 2004–present
Calawis, Cupang, Dalig, Inarawan, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Roque
2 Angelito Gatlabayan June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th Lakas Elected in 2007.
3 Romeo Acop June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Independent Elected in 2010.
16th Liberal Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
4 Resurreccion Acop June 30, 2019 May 28, 2021 18th NUP Elected in 2019.
Died.[6]
Vacant May 28, 2021 June 30, 2022 No special election was held to fill vacancy.
(3) Romeo Acop June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th NUP Elected in 2022.

Election results

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2022

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2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Romeo Acop 132,519 100.00
Total votes 132,519 100.00
NUP hold

2019

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2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Resurreccion Acop 127,695 100.00
Total votes 127,695 100.00
NUP gain from PDP–Laban

2016

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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Romeo Acop 128,309 80.79%
Invalid or blank votes 30,504 19.21%
Turnout 158,813 67.83%
Registered electors 234,132
Liberal hold

2013

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2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Romeo Acop 74,109 61.79 + 30.43
PDP–Laban Lorenzo Juan Sumulong III 44,612 37.20 + 13.0
Independent Silverio Bulanon 1,217 1.01
Margin of victory 29,497 24.59

2010

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2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Romeo Acop 32,281 31.36
Liberal Lorenzo Juan Sumulong III 24,907 24.20
Independent Jestoni Alarcon 20,159 19.59
NPC Federico Marquez 15,057 14.63
Lakas–Kampi Lorenzo Zapanta 6,961 6.76
Independent Marcelino Arellano 2,924 2.84
Independent Hoover Simbillo 374 0.36
Independent Virginia Mendoza 262 0.25
Valid ballots 102,925 93.26
Invalid or blank votes 7,441 6.74
Total votes 110,366 100.00
Independent gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

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References

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  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 December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 9232". Official Gazette (Philippines). 22 December 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Cruz, RG (28 May 2021). "Antipolo City lawmaker Acop dies of COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.