Pampanga's 2nd congressional district

Pampanga's 2nd congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pampanga. 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 western Pampanga municipalities of Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Porac, Santa Rita and Sasmuan since 1987.^[4][5] Until 1972, it encompassed the eastern Pampanga municipalities of Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, and Santo Tomas.^[6] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).^[7]

Pampanga's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Pampanga's 2nd congressional district in Pampanga
Location of Pampanga within the Philippines
Province	Pampanga
Region	Central Luzon
Population	514,041 (2020)[1]
Electorate	353,548 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Floridablanca Guagua Lubao Porac Santa Rita Sasmuan
Area	815.48 km2 (314.86 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

This district has the distinction of being the only one ever represented by someone who had previously served as president of the Philippines, as Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo represents this district after leaving the presidency from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Pampanga's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[6][8]
1			Marcelino Aguas	October 16, 1907	March 13, 1909	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon
2			Jacobo Fajardo	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3			Andrés J. Luciano	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Pampanga's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			Pedro Abad Santos	October 16, 1916	June 6, 1922	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana
						5th		Re-elected in 1919.
5			Vicente E. Manapat	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.
6			Ceferino Hilario	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1925.
7			Macario P. Ocampo	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.
8			Zoilo Hilario	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
9			José P. Fausto	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
Pampanga's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(9)			José P. Fausto	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana
10			Fausto F. Gonzalez Sioco			2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Pampanga'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
Pampanga's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(9)			José P. Fausto	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Pampanga's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
11			Luis Taruc	May 25, 1946	June 1, 1946	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Resigned to resume Hukbalahap rebellion leadership.	1946–1953 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana
12			Artemio C. Macalino	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
13			Emilio P. Cortez	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.	1953–1972 Apalit, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat, Magalang, Mexico, Minalin, San Fernando, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
14			Ángel P. Macapagal	December 30, 1965	December 30, 1969	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
(11)			Luis Taruc	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Independent	Elected in absentia in 1969 after a grant of amnesty. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region III's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the four-seat Pampanga's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
15			Emigdio L. Lingad	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	LABAN	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Porac, Santa Rita, Sexmoan
						9th	LDP	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–present Floridablanca, Guagua, Lubao, Porac, Santa Rita, Sasmuan
16			Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
						12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
17			Mikey Arroyo	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
18			Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
(17)			Mikey Arroyo	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
(18)			Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	227,254	100.00
Total			227,254	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			372,379	–
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	233,042	100.00
Total votes			233,042	100.00
	Lakas hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Mikey Arroyo	207,151
	Independent	Jun Puling Ponio	14,235
Total votes			221,386
	Lakas gain from PDP–Laban

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	190,631
Invalid or blank votes			47,599
Total votes			238,230
	Lakas hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	149,344	78.24
	Liberal	Vivian Dabu	16,238	8.51
	Independent	Charlie Chua	1,966	1.03
	Independent	Josefina Leoncio	1,271	0.67
Margin of victory			133,106	69.73%
Invalid or blank votes			22,065	11.56
Total votes			190,884	100.00
	Lakas hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	169,109	84.23
	Liberal	Adonis Simpao	20,922	10.42
	Independent	Rona Cea-Sampang	7,150	3.56
	Independent	Feliciano Serrano	3,586	1.79
Valid ballots			200,767	91.43
Invalid or blank votes			18,825	8.57
Total votes			219,592	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Pampanga