Nueva Ecija's 2nd congressional district

Nueva Ecija's 2nd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Nueva Ecija. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1928.[3] The district consists of the northern cities of Muñoz and San Jose, as well as adjacent municipalities of Carranglan, Llanera, Lupao, Pantabangan, Rizal and Talugtug. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Micaela S. Violago of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Nueva Ecija's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Nueva Ecija within the Philippines
Province	Nueva Ecija
Region	Central Luzon
Population	463,670 (2015)[1]
Electorate	277,920 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Cities Muñoz San Jose Municipalities Carranglan Llanera Lupao Pantabangan Rizal Talugtug
Area	1,897.18 km^2 (732.51 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1926
Representative	Micaela S. Violago
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Nueva Ecija's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District created December 7, 1926.[5]
1		Aurelio Cecilio	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.	1928–1935 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
2		Felipe Buencamino Jr.	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
3		Isauro Gabaldón	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
Nueva Ecija's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(2)		Felipe Buencamino Jr.	September 16, 1935	March 27, 1940	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938. Resigned.
District dissolved into the two-seat Nueva Ecija'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
Nueva Ecija's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
4		Gabriel Belmonte	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Nueva Ecija's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
5		Constancio P. Padilla	May 3, 1948	December 30, 1949	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Oath of office deferred due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance candidates.	1946–1953 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
6		Jesús Ilagan	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
7		Celestino C. Juan	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1957	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1957 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gapan, Laur, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, Sabani, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
8		Felicísimo Ocampo	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1965	4th	Liberal	Elected in 1957.	1957–1965 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Llanera, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
9		Ángel D. Concepción	December 30, 1965	September 23, 1972	6th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1965.	1965–1972 Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Carranglan, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Llanera, Palayan, Pantabangan, Peñaranda, Rizal, San Isidro, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa
					7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Nueva Ecija's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
10		Simeon E. Garcia Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Carranglan, Llanera, Lupao, Muñoz, Pantabangan, Rizal, San Jose, Talugtug.
11		Eleuterio R. Violago	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
					10th	Lakas–CMD	Re-elected in 1995.
(10)		Simeon E. Garcia Jr.	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
(11)		Eleuterio R. Violago	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
12		Joseph Gilbert F. Violago	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
13		Micaela S. Violago	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mikki Violago	122,470
	Nacionalista	Lito Violago	86,674
Invalid or blank votes			14,394
Total votes			223,538
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joseph Gilbert Viologo	133,155	77.72
Invalid or blank votes			38,175	22.28
Total votes			171,330	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Joseph Violago	144,507	77.94
	NPC	Leopoldo Tomas	39,238	21.16
	PGRP	Clarita Mariano	1,655	0.89
Valid ballots			185,400	91.47
Invalid or blank votes			17,293	8.53
Total votes			202,693	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Nueva Ecija

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
5. "Act No. 3336, (1926-12-07)". Lawyerly. Retrieved April 28, 2020.