Batangas's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Batangas. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of the eastern Batangas municipalities of Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, and Taysan. The city of Lipa was also part of this district until it was granted its own representation as the sixth district effective 2016.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lianda B. Bolilia of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[5]
| Batangas's 4th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Map Boundary of Batangas's 4th congressional district | |
 Location of Batangas within the Philippines | |
| Province | Batangas |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Population | 472,794 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 307,973 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 757.69 km2 (292.55 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1987 |
| Representative | Lianda B. Bolilia |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
edit| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Batangas's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippinesedit | ||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987.[6][7] | ||||||||
| 1 | Jose E. Calingasan | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | LDP | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2016 Ibaan, Lipa, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan | |
| 2 | Ralph G. Recto | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | LDP | Elected in 1992. | ||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||
| 3 | Oscar L. Gozos | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | KAMPI | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||
| 4 | Mark Llandro Mendoza | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2016 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | ||
| 15th | Re-elected in 2010. | |||||||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 5 | Lianda B. Bolilia | June 30, 2016 | Present | 17th | Liberal | Elected in 2016. | 2016–present Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan | |
| 18th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Lianda Bolilia | 184,163 | 73.06% | |
| NPC | Victor Portugal, Jr. | 67,915 | 26.94% | |
| Total votes | 252,078 | 100.00% | ||
| Nacionalista hold | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Lianda Bolilia | 124,036 | 55.48% | |
| NPC | Mark L. Mendoza | 99,500 | 44.51% | |
| Total votes | 223,536 | 100.00% | ||
| Nacionalista hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lianda Bolilia | 110,485 | 50.29 | ||
| NPC | Victor Portugal, Jr. | 91,392 | 41.60 | ||
| Total votes | 219,688 | 100.00 | |||
| Liberal gain from NPC | |||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Mark L. Mendoza | 161,131 | 60.90 | |
| UNA | Bernadette Sabili | 103,446 | 39.10 | |
| Total votes | 279,824 | 100.00 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Mark L. Mendoza | 248,891 | 94.60 | |
| PMP | Praxedes Bustamante | 14,179 | 5.40 | |
| Total votes | 299,518 | 100 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Mark Llandro Mendoza | 97,218 | 45.73% | |||
| LDP | Meynardo Sabili | 90,184 | 42.43% | |||
| Lakas | Richard Recto | 25,190 | 11.85% | |||
| Total votes | 212,592 | 100.00% | ||||
| NPC gain from LDP | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "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 September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Republic Act No. 10673 (August 19, 2015), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Batangas into six (6) Legislative Districts (PDF), Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources, retrieved June 13, 2016
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.