Cotabato's 3rd congressional district

Cotabato's 3rd congressional district
Cotabato's 3rd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Cotabato within the Philippines
Province	Cotabato
Region	Soccsksargen
Population	459,703 (2015)
Electorate	253,883 (2019)
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities ; Banisilan ; Carmen ; Kabacan ; M'lang ; Matalam ; Tulunan ;
Area	3,266.95 km2 (1,261.38 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2012
Representative	Samantha Santos
Political party	Lakas-CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Cotabato's 3rd 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 2013.^[3] The district covers central and southern Cotabato bordering Maguindanao to the west and Lanao del Sur to the north. It consists of the municipalities of Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, M'lang, Matalam and Tulunan.^[4] The district contains several exclaves of the Bangsamoro autonomous region. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Samantha Santos of the Lakas-CMD.^[5]

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#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Cotabato's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created September 14, 2012.^[4]
1		Jose Tejada	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, M'lang, Matalam, Tulunan
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019.
2		Samantha Santos	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.
2		Samantha Santos	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2025.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Samantha Santos (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	169,867	100.00
Total			169,867	100.00

Valid votes			169,867	72.72
Invalid/blank votes			63,714	27.28
Total votes			233,581	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			274,768	85.01
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Samantha Santos	116,869	57.95
	PDP–Laban	Nelda Tejada	69,654	34.54
	Independent	Rene Roldan	15,156	7.51
Total votes			201,679	100%
	Lakas gain from Nacionalista

Representation history