Cavite's 5th congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010.[3] The district consists of the city of Carmona and the adjacent eastern Cavite municipalities of Silang and General Mariano Alvarez, collectively known as Carsigma. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Roy M. Loyola of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
| Cavite's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Interactive map of district boundaries | |
 Location of Cavite within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cavite |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Population | 574,333 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 298,625 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | 3 LGUs
|
| Area | 251.75 km2 (97.20 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Representative | Roy M. Loyola |
| Political party | NPC |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| District created July 27, 2009.[5] | ||||||||
| 1 | Roy M. Loyola | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | 2010–present: Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Silang | |
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| NPC | ||||||||
| 2 | Dahlia A. Loyola | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | NPC | Elected in 2019. | ||
| (1) | Roy M. Loyola | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NPC | Elected in 2022. | ||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Roy Loyola | 201,418 | 91.57 | |
| PFP | Rhenan de Castro | 18,540 | 8.43 | |
| Total votes | 219,958 | 100% | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Dahlia A. Loyola | 161,772 | 94.89% | |
| PDP–Laban | Jose Carpio | 8,716 | 5.11% | |
| Total votes | 170,488 | 100% | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Roy Loyola | 134,316 | 73.22% | |
| Nacionalista | Ruben Madlansacay | 49,113 | 26.77% | |
| Total votes | 183,429 | 100% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Roy Loyola | 105,253 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 105,253 | 100% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Roy Loyola | 83,813 | 53.31% | ||
| Lakas–Kampi | Armando de Castro | 73,404 | 46.69% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,310 | 2.67% | |||
| Total votes | 161,527 | 100% | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "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 11, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Republic Act No. 9727 (July 27, 2009), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Cavite into Seven (7) Legislative Districts (PDF), retrieved May 3, 2020