Iloilo's 3rd congressional district

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.^[3] The district consists of the northwestern and central municipalities of Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina and Pototan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lorenz R. Defensor of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[4]

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 3rd congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
Province	Iloilo
Region	Western Visayas
Population	456,006 (2020)[1]
Electorate	273,797 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	9 LGUs Municipalities Badiangan Bingawan Cabatuan Calinog Janiuay Lambunao Maasin Mina Pototan
Area	1,405.43 km2 (542.64 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Lorenz Defensor
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the central Iloilo municipalities of Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, and Zarraga.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1			Salvador Laguda	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara
2			José López Vito	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3			Ernesto Gustilo	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Independent	Elected in 1912.
Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			Nicanor Gregorius	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Cabatuan, Leon, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
5			José E. Locsin	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.	1919–1922 Cabatuan, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
6			Tomás Confesor	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1931	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
						8th		Re-elected in 1928.
7			Silvestre Villa	June 2, 1931	November 3, 1933	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931. Died.
8			Atanasio Ampig	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(6)			Tomás Confesor	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara
(8)			Atanasio Ampig	December 30, 1938	December 17, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938. Died.
District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
9			Tiburcio Lutero	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(9)			Tiburcio Lutero	May 29, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
10			Patricio V. Confesor	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1957 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
11			Ramón C. Tabiana	December 30, 1953	November 10, 1955	3rd	Liberal	Elected in 1953.
12			Domitilo G. Abordo	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1961	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.	1957–1969 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
(11)			Ramón C. Tabiana	December 30, 1961	December 20, 1964	5th	Liberal	Elected in 1961. Died.
13			Gloria M. Tabiana	November 9, 1965	September 23, 1972		Liberal	Elected in 1965 to finish her husband's term.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
						7th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
14			Licurgo P. Tirador	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Liberal	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
15			Manuel P. Parcon	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.
16			Arthur Defensor Sr.	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
17			Arthur Defensor Jr.	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
18			Lorenz R. Defensor	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	NUP	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arthur Defensor Jr.	148,941
Invalid or blank votes			38,616
Total votes			187,557
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arthur Defensor Jr.	96,514	71.87
	UNA	Francis Lavilla	23,394	17.42
Margin of victory			73,120	54.45%
Invalid or blank votes			14,377	10.71
Total votes			134,285	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Arthur Defensor Jr.	89,960	55.59
	Liberal	Rene Villa	54,117	33.44
	PMP	Zafiro Lauron	17,755	10.97
Valid ballots			161,832	94.75
Invalid or blank votes			8,964	5.24
Total votes			170,796	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

1965

1965 Iloilo's 3rd congressional district special election/1965 Philippine House of Representatives election at Iloilo's 3rd congressional district

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gloria Tabiana	Liberal Party	30,761	55.99
	Domitilo Abordo	Nacionalista Party	24,156	43.97
	Severino Simundo	Republican Party (independent)	20	0.04
Total			54,937	100.00
	Liberal Party hold
Source: COMELEC[7]

See also

• Legislative districts of Iloilo