La Union's 2nd congressional district

La Union's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of La Union. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the southern municipalities of Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas and Tubao. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Sandra Y. Eriguel of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

La Union's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of La Union's 2nd congressional district in La Union
Location of La Union within the Philippines
Province	La Union
Region	Ilocos Region
Population	426,653 (2015)[1]
Electorate	246,065 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	11 LGUs Municipalities Agoo Aringay Bagulin Bauang Burgos Caba Naguilian Pugo Rosario Santo Tomas Tubao
Area	791.14 km^2 (305.46 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Sandra Y. Eriguel
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Francisco Zandueta	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Agoo, Aringay, Bauang, Caba, Naguilian, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
2		Anacleto Díaz	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3		Florencio Baltazar	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.
La Union's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Valerio M. Fontanilla	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Independent	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Agoo, Aringay, Bauang, Caba, Naguilian, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
5		Felipe C. Díaz	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6		Mauro Ortíz	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
7		Leoncio Dacanay	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
8		Mariano Villanueva	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Independent	Elected in 1928.
9		Rodolfo Baltazar	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
10		Enrique Rimando	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
11		Agatón R. Yaranon	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
12		Eulogio F. de Guzmán Sr.	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat La Union's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Member		Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(10)		Enrique Rimando	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
La Union's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
13		Manuel T. Cases	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1965	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
					2nd		Re-elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
					4th		Re-elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
14		Epifanio B. Castillejos	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1965.
15		José Aspiras	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat La Union's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(15)		José Aspiras	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao
					9th	Lakas–CMD Bileg ti La Union	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
16		Tomas M. Dumpit	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	NPC	Elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	KAMPI	Re-elected in 2004.
17		Thomas L. Dumpit Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.
18		Eufranio Eriguel	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
19		Sandra Y. Eriguel	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
					18th	NUP	Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Sandra Eriguel	150,020
	NUP	Thomas Dumpit	40,201
Margin of victory
Invalid or blank votes			20,937
Total votes			211,158
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Eufranio Eriguel	145,322	79.20
	NUP	Thomas Dumpit	27,037	14.74
Margin of victory			118,285	64.47%
Invalid or blank votes			11,117	6.06
Total votes			183,476	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Eufranio Eriguel	121,236	64.61
	Lakas–Kampi	Tomas Dumpit, Jr.	63,622	33.91
	Independent	Jaime Dulay	2,785	1.48
Valid ballots			187,643	97.00
Invalid or blank votes			5,798	3.00
Total votes			193,441	100.00
	NPC gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

• Legislative districts of La Union

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 27, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
5. Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 27, 2020.