Legislative district of the Philippines
Zambales's 2nd congressional district is one of the twocongressional districts of the Philippines in the province ofZambales. It has been represented in theHouse of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district consists of the provincial capitalIba and the rest of the municipalities north of theSubic Bay region, namelyBotolan,Cabangan,Candelaria,Masinloc,Palauig, San Antonio,San Felipe,San Narciso andSanta Cruz.[4] It is currently represented in the19th Congress by Doris E. Maniquiz of theSulong Zambales Party (SZP) andLakas–CMD.[5]
Representation history
[edit]| # | Image | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
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| District created February 2, 1987 fromZambales's at-large district.[4] |
| 1 | |  | Pacita T. Gonzalez | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Botolan,Cabangan,Candelaria,Iba,Masinloc,Palauig, San Antonio,San Felipe,San Narciso,Santa Cruz |
| 2 | |  | Antonio Diaz | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas | Elected in 1992. |
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. |
| 11th | LAMMP | Re-elected in 1998. |
| 3 | | | Ruben Torres | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2004 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. |
| (2) | |  | Antonio Diaz | June 30, 2004 | August 3, 2011 | 13th | Liberal | Elected in 2004. |
| 14th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2007. |
| 15th | LM | Re-elected in 2010. Died. |
| 4 | |  | Jun Omar C. Ebdane | February 6, 2012 | June 30, 2013 | LM | Elected in 2012 to finish Diaz's term. |
| SZP |
| 5 | | | Cheryl Deloso Montalla | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | Liberal | Elected in 2013. |
| 17th | Re-elected in 2016. |
| 18th | NPC | Re-elected in 2019. |
| 4 | |  | Doris E. Maniquiz | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas (SZP) | Elected in 2022. |
2012 special election at Zambales's 2nd district| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| LM | Jun Omar Ebdane | 62,867 | 44.13 |
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| Liberal | Cheryl Deloso-Montalla | 56,945 | 39.97 |
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| Nacionalista | Rica Victoria Diaz-Arambulo | 17,291 | 39.97 |
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| Independent | Wilfredo Paul Pangan | 3,858 | 2.71 |
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| Independent | Alfred Mendoza | 1,512 | 1.06 |
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| Total votes | 142,473 | 100.00 |
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| LMhold |
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- Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct.
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