Iloilo's 5th congressional district

Iloilo's 5th 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 northern municipalities of Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael and Sara. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Binky April M. Tupas of the Lakas–CMD.^[4][5]

Iloilo's 5th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 5th congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
Province	Iloilo
Region	Western Visayas
Population	472,661 (2020)[1]
Electorate	312,391 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	11 LGUs Municipalities Ajuy Balasan Barotac Viejo Batad Carles Concepcion Estancia Lemery San Dionisio San Rafael Sara
Area	1,171.30 km2 (452.24 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Binky April M. Tupas
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	TBD

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 5th district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[6][7]
1			Regino Dorillo	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Independent	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
2			Ramón López	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Progresista	Elected in 1909.
3			Cirilo P. Mapa	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.
Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			Juan de León y Benedicto	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Progresista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Passi, Sara
5			Victorino M. Salcedo	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.	1919–1922 Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Carles, Estancia, Passi, Sara
6			Tomás Vargas	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
7			Venancio Cudilla	June 2, 1925	September 16, 1935	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
						8th		Re-elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
						10th	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(5)			Victorino M. Salcedo	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1941	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Ajuy, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
						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 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
8			Juan V. Borra	June 9, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Iloilo's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(8)			Juan V. Borra	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Re-elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
9			José M. Aldeguer	December 30, 1949	September 23, 1972	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1949.	1949–1957 Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, Sara
						3rd	Democratic	Re-elected in 1953.
						4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1969 Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, Sara
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
						6th		Re-elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Ajuy, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dueñas, Estancia, Lemery, Passi, San Dionisio, San Enrique, San Rafael, Sara
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.
10			Niel D. Tupas Sr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael, Sara
						9th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
11			Rolex T. Suplico	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LDP	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
12			Niel Tupas Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Liberal	Elected in 2007.
						15th		Re-elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
13			Raul C. Tupas	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025	17th	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
						19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.
14			Binky April M. Tupas	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Raul Tupas	173,031	64.75
	Liberal	Niel Tupas Jr.	75,304	28.18
Invalid or blank votes			18,884	7.06
Total votes			267,219	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Raul Tupas	139,100	59.28
	Liberal	Niel Tupas Jr.	73,783	31.44
	Independent	Gervacio Del Castillo	714	0.30
Invalid or blank votes			21,020	8.95
Total votes			234,617	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

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2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Raul Tupas	117,610	54.07
	Liberal	Yvonne Angeli Tupas	79,833	36.70
Invalid or blank votes			20,054	9.22
Total votes			217,497	100.00
	NPC gain from Liberal

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Niel Tupas Jr.	101,851	62.62
	UNA	Jett Rojas	44,324	27.25
Margin of victory			57,527	35.37
Invalid or blank votes			16,471	10.13
Total votes			162,646	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Niel Tupas Jr.	87,455	52.41
	Nacionalista	Rolex Suplico	78,869	47.27
	NPC	Raul Alba	541	0.32
Valid ballots			166,856	92.87
Invalid or blank votes			8,388	4.79
Total votes			175,253	100.00
	Liberal hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Iloilo

Notes

1. Raul Tupas switched from NPC to Nacionalista between 2016 and 2018