Tarlac's 2nd congressional district

Tarlac's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Tarlac. 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 provincial capital, Tarlac City, and adjacent municipalities of Gerona, San Jose and Victoria. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Christian Tell Yap of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).^[4]

Tarlac's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Location of Tarlac within the Philippines
Province	Tarlac
Region	Central Luzon
Population	590,435 (2020)[1]
Electorate	332,594 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	4 LGUs Cities Tarlac City Municipalities Gerona San Jose Victoria
Area	1,107.87 km2 (427.75 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Christian Tell Yap
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the southern municipalities of Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, and Victoria.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Tarlac's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1			Aurelio Pineda	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria
2			Marciano Barrera	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3			José Espinosa	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1912.
Tarlac's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4			Cayetano Rivera	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Independent	Elected in 1916.	1916–1935 Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria
5			Benigno Aquino Sr.	June 3, 1919	June 5, 1928	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
						6th	Nacionalista Unipersonalista	Re-elected in 1922.
						7th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Re-elected in 1925.
6			José G. Domingo	June 5, 1928	June 5, 1934	8th	Demócrata	Elected in 1928.
						9th		Re-elected in 1931.
7			Feliciano B. Gardiner	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
Tarlac's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
(5)			Benigno Aquino Sr.	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria
8			José Urquico	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Tarlac'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
Tarlac's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(5)			Benigno Aquino Sr.	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria
#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Tarlac's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
9			Alejandro Simpauco	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1949	1st	Democratic Alliance	Elected in 1946. Oath of office deferred due to electoral protests against Democratic Alliance candidates.	1946–1972 Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz, Tarlac, Victoria
10			José Y. Feliciano	December 30, 1949	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	Elected in 1949.
11			Constancio E. Castañeda	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1965	3rd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1953.
						4th		Re-elected in 1957.
						5th		Re-elected in 1961.
12			José V. Yap	December 30, 1965	September 23, 1972	6th	Liberal	Elected in 1965.
						7th		Re-elected in 1969. 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 two-seat Tarlac's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(12)			Jose V. Yap	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Gerona, San Jose, Tarlac City, Victoria
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
13			Benigno Aquino III	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.
(12)			Jose V. Yap	June 30, 2007	March 10, 2010	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007. Died in office.
–		vacant		March 10, 2010	June 30, 2010		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
14			Susan Yap	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2016	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
15			Victor A. Yap	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2022	17th	NPC	Elected in 2016.
						18th		Re-elected in 2019.
16			Christian Tell A. Yap	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NPC	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Christian Yap	208,195	82.01
	PDP–Laban	Faustino Galang II	45,668	17.99
Valid ballots			253,863	86.75
Invalid or blank votes			38,781	13.25
Total votes			292,644	100.00
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Victor Yap	211,834	94.66
	Independent	Jorge delos Reyes	11,949	5.34
Valid ballots			223,783	88.19
Invalid or blank votes			29,971	11.81
Total votes			253,754	100.00
	NPC hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Victor Yap	165,982	79.72
	PMP	Florentino Galang	40,685	19.54
	Independent	Joseph Doloricon	1,543	0.74
Invalid or blank votes			33,056	13.70
Total votes			241,266	100.00
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Susan Yap-Sulit	121,341	68.04
	Lakas	Josefino Rigor	34,750	19.48
	Independent	Ernesto Calma	1,753	0.98
Margin of victory			86,591	48.55%
Invalid or blank votes			20,499	11.49
Total votes			178,343	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Susan Yap-Sulit	124,190	63.78
	Liberal	Genaro Malvar Mendoza	70,522	36.22
Valid ballots			194,712	95.52
Invalid or blank votes			9,139	4.48
Total votes			203,851	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Tarlac