Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district

Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. 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 northern Negros Occidental cities of Cadiz and Sagay, as well as the adjacent municipality of Manapla. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Leo Rafael M. Cueva of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Occidental
Region	Western Visayas
Population	355,832 (2015)[1]
Electorate	183,269 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	3 LGUs Cities Cadiz Sagay Municipalities Manapla
Area	967.77 km^2 (373.66 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Leo Rafael M. Cueva
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Negros Occidental's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1		Dionisio Mapa	October 16, 1907	March 13, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Talisay, Valladolid
2		Manuel Fernández Yanson	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3		Rafael R. Alunan	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Negros Occidental's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(3)		Rafael R. Alunan	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupandan, Talisay, Valladolid
					5th		Re-elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupandan, San Enrique, Talisay, Valladolid
4		Vicente Jiménez Yanson	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
5		Ramón Torres	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
(4)		Vicente Jiménez Yanson	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
(5)		Ramón Torres	June 2, 1931	September 16, 1935	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
					10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Member		Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Negros Occidental's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
6		Pedro C. Hernáez	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupandan, San Enrique, Talisay, Valladolid
					2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental'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
Negros Occidental's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
7		Aguedo Gonzaga	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupandan, San Enrique, Talisay, Valladolid
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Negros Occidental's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
8		Carlos Hilado	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1957	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1972 Bacolod, Bago, La Carlota, Murcia, Pulupandan, San Enrique, Talisay, Valladolid
					2nd		Re-elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.
9		Inocencio V. Ferrer	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1965	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
10		Félix P. Amante	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
11		Roberto L. Montelíbano	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
12		Manuel H. Puey	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Cadiz, Manapla, Sagay
					9th		Re-elected in 1992.
13		Alfredo Marañon	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
					11th		Re-elected in 1998.
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
14		Alfredo D. Marañon III	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
					15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
15		Leo Rafael M. Cueva	June 30, 2013	Incumbent	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Leo Rafael Cueva	78,611	100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			70,824
Total votes			149,435	100.00%

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Leo Rafael Cueva	55,836	58.90
	NPC	Otilia Galilea	11,685	12.33
Margin of victory			44,151	46.57%
Invalid or blank votes			26,282	27.72
Total votes			94,803	100.00
	NUP hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Alfredo Marañon III	86,397	83.29
	ATUN	Oscar D. Arias	17,337	16.71
Valid ballots			103,784	77.93
Invalid or blank votes			29,370	22.07
Total votes			133,104	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Negros Occidental

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 20, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 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 20, 2020.