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 | |
| City | Antipolo |
| Province | Rizal, Calabarzon |
| Population | 507,831 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 256,180 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements |
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| Area | 258.57 km2 (99.83 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Representative | Romeo Acop |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Antipolo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| 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
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Romeo Acop | 132,519 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 132,519 | 100.00 | |||
| NUP hold | |||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Resurreccion Acop | 127,695 | 100.00 | ||
| Total votes | 127,695 | 100.00 | |||
| NUP gain from PDP–Laban | |||||
2016
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Republic Act No. 9232". Official Gazette (Philippines). 22 December 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Cruz, RG (28 May 2021). "Antipolo City lawmaker Acop dies of COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.