Biliran's at-large congressional district

Biliran's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Biliran. It was created ahead of the 1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections following its conversion into a regular province under the 1991 Local Government Code (Republic Act No. 7160) which was ratified in a 1992 plebiscite concurrent with that year's general election.[3] Biliran had been a sub-province of Leyte since 1959 and was last represented as part of Leyte's 3rd district in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995 and earlier from 1961 to 1972, the multi-member Region VIII's at-large district in the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984, and the multi-member Leyte's at-large district in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.[4][5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Gerardo Espina Jr. of Lakas–CMD.[6]

Biliran's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Biliran within the Philippines
ProvinceBiliran
RegionEastern Visayas
Population179,312 (2020)[1]
Electorate123,232 (2022)[2]
Area536.01 km2 (206.95 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1991
RepresentativeGerardo Espina Jr.
Political party  Lakas–CMD
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history
StartEnd

Biliran's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created October 10, 1991 from Leyte's 3rd district.[3]
1 Gerardo Espina Sr. June 30, 1995 June 30, 2004 10th NPC Elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
12th Re-elected in 2001.
2 Gerardo Espina Jr. June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th KAMPI Elected in 2004.
3 Glenn Chong June 30, 2007 June 30, 2010 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
4 Rogelio Espina June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th Nacionalista Re-elected in 2016.
(2) Gerardo Espina Jr. June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.
19th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022
2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Gerardo Espina Jr. 73,565 89.21
PROMDI Edgardo Ambe 8,900 10.79
Total votes 82,465 100.00
Lakas hold

2019
2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Gerardo Espina Jr. 46,772
PFP Mulong Bernardes 38,833
PDDS John Jaguros 760
Total votes
Lakas gain from Nacionalista

See also

References
  1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "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 July 10, 2023.
  3. Republic Act No. 7160 (10 October 1991). An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. Republic Act No. 2141 (8 April 1959). An Act Creating the Sub-Province of Biliran. Lawyerly. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

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