Cavite's 2nd congressional district

Cavite's 2nd congressional district
Cavite's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Interactive map of district boundaries
	Location of Cavite within the Philippines
	District boundaries, 1987-2010
Province	Cavite
Region	Calabarzon
Population	664,625 (2020)
Electorate	309,462 (2025)
Major settlements	Bacoor
Area	46.17 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Lani Mercado
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Cavite's 2nd congressional district is one of the eight congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cavite. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the northeastern city of Bacoor. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lani Mercado of Lakas–CMD.^[4]

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The second district previously encompassed the cities of Dasmariñas and Trece Martires, the de facto provincial capital, along with the adjacent central Cavite municipalities of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, General Trias, Imus, and Tanza until the reapportionment took effect in 2010.^[5]

#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Cavite's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.
1		Renato P. Dragon	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	KBL (Magdalo)	Elected in 1987.	1987–2010 Carmona, Dasmariñas, General Mariano Alvarez, General Trias, Imus, Tanza, Trece Martires
					9th	LDP (Magdalo)	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	LDP (Magdalo)	Re-elected in 1995.
2		Erineo S. Maliksi	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LDP (LAMMP) (Magdalo)	Elected in 1998.
3		Gilbert C. Remulla	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	12th	LDP	Elected in 2001.
3		Gilbert C. Remulla	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2007	13th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2004.
4		Elpidio F. Barzaga, Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007. Redistricted to the 4th district.
5		Lani Mercado-Revilla	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.	2010–present Bacoor
5		Lani Mercado-Revilla	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	16th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2013.
6		Strike B. Revilla	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	Lakas	Elected in 2016.
					18th	NUP	Re-elected in 2019.
					18th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2019.
(5)		Lani Mercado-Revilla	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.
(5)		Lani Mercado-Revilla	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2025.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	*Lani Mercado-Revilla*	172,694	100
Total votes			172,694	100
	Lakas hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Lani Mercado-Revilla	168,385	86.05
	Independent	Jose Herminio Japson	18,142	9.27
	Independent	George Abraham Ber Ado	9,158	4.68
Total votes			195,685	100%
	Lakas gain from Nacionalista

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Strike Revilla	141,465	100%
Total votes			141,465	100%
	NUP hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Strike Revilla	141,468	76.48%
	Liberal	Mark Orline Buena	16,228	8.77%
Invalid or blank votes			27,280	14.75%
Total votes			184,976	100%
	Lakas hold

Representation history

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Lani Mercado-Revilla	89,365	61.64%
	Liberal	Plaridel Abaya	55,088	38.00%
	Independent	Gerbie Ber Ado	518	0.36%
Invalid or blank votes			5,583	3.71%
Total votes			150,554	100%
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)