Palawan's 2nd congressional district

Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	438,769 (2020)
Electorate	260,323 (2022)
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities ; Balabac ; Bataraza ; Brooke's Point ; Narra ; Quezon ; Rizal ; Sofronio Española ;
Area	6,116.50 km2 (2,361.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jose Chavez Alvarez
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española.^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan.^[5] The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).^[6]

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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
Palawan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district.^[5]
1		Ramon Mitra Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon
2		Alfredo Amor E. Abueg Jr.	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–1995 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.	1995–2013 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3		Abraham Mitra	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4		Victorino Dennis Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
4		Victorino Dennis Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NUP	Elected in 2010.
5		Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
5		Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
6		Beng Abueg-Zaldivar	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPP	Elected in 2019.
7		Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.
7		Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	20th	NPC	Re-elected in 2025.

Representation history