Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district

Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. 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 cities of Silay, Talisay and Victorias, as well as the adjacent municipalities of Enrique B. Magalona and Murcia. The seat is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Javier Miguel L. Benitez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).

Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district in Negros Occidental
Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Occidental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	482,646 (2020)[1]
Electorate	313,671 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	5 LGUs Cities Silay Talisay Victorias Municipalities Enrique B. Magalona Murcia
Area	942.29 km2 (363.82 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Javier Miguel L. Benitez
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	TBD

It is one of two congressional districts that produced at least two House Speakers (the other district is Leyte's 1st): Gil Montilla and José Yulo.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[4][5]
1			Agustín Montilla y Ortaliz	October 16, 1907	March 13, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, Pontevedra
2			Rafael Ramos	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3			Gil Montilla	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
(3)			Gil Montilla	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, Pontevedra
4			Tito Silverio	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.	1919–1935 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra
5			Eliseo P. Limsiaco	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Nacionalista Colectivista	Elected in 1922.
6			Isaac Lacson	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
7			Emilio Montilla	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
8			Emilio Yulo	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
9			Agustín S. Ramos	June 5, 1934	September 16, 1935	10th	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1934.
#	Image		Member	Term of office		National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(3)			Gil Montilla	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra
10			José Yulo	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental'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
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
11			Raymundo Vargas	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(5)			Eliseo P. Limsiaco	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1949 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra
12			Augurio M. Abeto	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.	1949–1953 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra, Sipalay
13			Agustín M. Gatuslao	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1957 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Magallon, Pontevedra, Sipalay
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1961 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Pontevedra, Sipalay
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.	1961–1972 Binalbagan, Candoni, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Pontevedra, Sipalay
14			Félix M. Feria Jr.	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
(13)			Agustín M. Gatuslao	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15			Jose Carlos V. Lacson	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	UNIDO	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Enrique B. Magalona, Murcia, Silay, Talisay, Victorias
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
16			Edith Y. Villanueva	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LDP	Elected in 1998.
(15)			Jose Carlos V. Lacson	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
17			Albee Benitez	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th	Independent	Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
18			Jose Francisco B. Benitez	June 30, 2019	August 16, 2024	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	PFP	Re-elected in 2022. Resigned on appointment as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general.
–	Vacant			August 16, 2024	June 30, 2025		No special election to fill vacancy.
19			Javier Miguel L. Benitez	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	PFP	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in the First District of Negros Occidental

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Javi Benitez	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	200,044	92.03
	Joel Bantigue	Partido Lakas ng Masa	17,336	7.97
Total			217,380	100.00
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez	204,301
	Reform	Toto Bernard Ferraris	16,967
Total votes				100.00%
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez	173,352	100.00%
Total votes			173,352	100.00%
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alfredo Abelardo Benitez	177,232	90.37%
	NUP	Anthony Puey	13,393	6.82%
	Independent	Antonio Barello Jr.	5,488	2.79%
Invalid or blank votes			41,240
Total votes			237,353	100.00%
	Independent hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alfredo Abelardo Benitez	107,422	59.04
	Lakas	Jose Carlos Lacson	58,268	32.02
Margin of victory			49,154	24.31%
Invalid or blank votes			16,263	8.94
Total votes			181,953	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Alfredo Abelardo Benitez	116,772	62.21
	Independent	Esteban Coscolluela	40,602	21.63
	Independent	Ted Jimenez	30,325	16.16
Valid ballots			187,699	92.05
Invalid or blank votes			16,219	7.95
Total votes			203,918	100.00
	NPC gain from Lakas–Kampi

See also

• Legislative districts of Negros Occidental