Cotabato's 2nd congressional district

Cotabato's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers eastern Cotabato bordering Bukidnon and Davao Region. It consists of the provincial capital city, Kidapawan, and the municipalities of Antipas, Arakan, Magpet, Makilala and President Roxas.^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the municipalities of M'lang, Matalam and Tulunan.^[5] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Rudy S. Caoagdan of the Nacionalista.^[6]

Cotabato's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Location of Cotabato within the Philippines
Province	Cotabato
Region	Soccsksargen
Population	394,354 (2015)[1]
Electorate	250,013 (2019)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Kidapawan Municipalities Antipas Arakan Magpet Makilala President Roxas
Area	3,321.37 km2 (1,282.39 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Rudy S. Caoagdan
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Cotabato's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Cotabato's at-large district.[5]
1			Gregorio A. Andolana	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Partido ng Bayan	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Antipas, Kidapawan, M'lang  Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, President Roxas, Tulunan
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–2013 Antipas, Arakan, Kidapawan, M'lang  Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, President Roxas, Tulunan
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2			Gregorio T. Ipong	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
						12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
3			Bernardo Piñol Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
4			Nancy Catamco	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.	2013–present Antipas, Arakan, Kidapawan, Magpet, Makilala, President Roxas
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
5			Rudy S. Caoagdan	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rudy Caoagdan (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	195,870	94.74
	Greg Andolana	Independent	10,874	5.26
Total			206,744	100.00
Valid votes			206,744	88.05
Invalid/blank votes			28,053	11.95
Total votes			234,797	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			276,804	84.82
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cotabato's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Nancy Catamco	119,294	51.44
	Liberal	Bernardo Piñol, Jr.	112,617	48.56
Valid ballots			231,911	97.20
Invalid or blank votes			6,691	2.80
Total votes			238,602	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi gain from Liberal

See also

• Legislative districts of Cotabato