Iloilo's 4th congressional district

Iloilo's 4th 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 city of Passi and adjacent municipalities of Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas and San Enrique. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Ferjenel G. Biron of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[4]

Iloilo's 4th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 4th congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
Province	Iloilo
Region	Western Visayas
Population	378,502 (2015)[1]
Electorate	220,814 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	8 LGUs Cities Passi Municipalities Anilao Banate Barotac Nuevo Dingle Dueñas Dumangas San Enrique
Area	976.95 km2 (377.20 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Ferjenel G. Biron
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 4th district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1			Adriano Hernández y Dayot	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Barotac Nuevo (Dumangas), Janiuay (Lambunao), Pototan (Dingle, Mina)
2			Espiridión Guanco	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Barotac Nuevo (Dumangas), Dingle, Janiuay (Lambunao), Pototan (Mina)
3			Amando Avanceña	October 16, 1912	June 30, 1914	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912. Resigned on election as Iloilo governor.	1912–1916 Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dumangas, Janiuay, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
4			Tiburcio Lutero	August 28, 1914	October 16, 1916		Progresista	Elected to finish Avanceña's term.
Iloilo's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(4)			Tiburcio Lutero	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dumangas, Janiuay, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
5			Daniel Evangelista	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6			Federico Román Tirador	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
7			Asención Arancillo	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
8			Tomás Buenaflor	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
(6)			Federico Román Tirador	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 4th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(8)			Tomás Buenaflor	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
						2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938.
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 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
9			Ceferino de los Santos	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
10			Mariano B. Peñaflorida	May 25, 1946	November 11, 1947	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1946. Resigned on election as Iloilo governor.	1946–1969 Barotac Nuevo, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Pototan (Mina)
11			Gaudencio Demaisip	March 23, 1948	December 30, 1949		Nacionalista	Elected to finish Peñaflorida's term.
12			Ricardo Yap Ladrido	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1969	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.
						3rd	Democratic	Re-elected in 1953.
						4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
(10)			Mariano B. Peñaflorida	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Barotac Nuevo, Bingawan, Calinog, Dingle, Dumangas, Lambunao, Mina, Pototan
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.
13			Narciso D. Monfort	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	KBL	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, Passi, San Enrique
14			Nicetas P. Panes	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	LDP	Elected in 1992.
(13)			Narciso D. Monfort	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	Lakas	Elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
15			Ferjenel Biron	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2013	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
						14th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 2007.
						15th	UNA	Re-elected in 2010.
16			Hernan G. Biron Jr.	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th	UNA	Elected in 2013.
(15)			Ferjenel Biron	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
17			Braeden John Q. Biron	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2019.
(15)			Ferjenel Biron	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2019

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2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Braeden John Biron	128,935
	PDP–Laban	Marven Daquilanea	36,347
	PDDS	Erlina Barte	1,848
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			167,130

2016

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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Ferjenel Biron	108,394
	Independent	Rita Monfort-Bautista	63,465
	Independent	Felicito Dolar Jr.	609
Invalid or blank votes			16,182
Total votes			188,650

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Hernan Biron Jr.	73,528	46.14
	Liberal	Niel Tupas Sr.	70,834	44.45
Margin of victory			2,694	1.69%
Invalid or blank votes			15,000	9.41
Total votes			159,362	100.00
	UNA hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ferjenel Biron	106,303	64.60
	Liberal	Neil Tupas Sr.	58,261	35.40
Valid ballots			165,564	96.72
Invalid or blank votes			5,576	3.28
Total votes			170,140	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Iloilo