Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the southern half of the province consisting of the municipalities of Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao and Vincenzo A. Sagun.^[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jeyzel Victoria Yu of the Lakas–CMD.^[5][6]

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur
Location of Zamboanga del Sur within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	420,514 (2020)[1]
Electorate	277,350 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	15 LGUs Municipalities Bayog Dimataling Dinas Dumalinao Guipos Kumalarang Lakewood Lapuyan Margosatubig Pitogo San Miguel San Pablo Tabina Tigbao Vincenzo A. Sagun
Area	2,318.97 km2 (895.36 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jeyzel Victoria Yu
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.[4]
1			Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Vincenzo A. Sagun
						9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–present Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao, Vincenzo A. Sagun
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
2			Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
3			Filomena S. San Juan	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
(1)			Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
						14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
(2)			Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.
						16th	NPC	Re-elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
4			Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
5			Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP	Elected in 2022.
							Lakas

Election results

2019

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Leonardo Babasa Jr.	94,362	51.72
	NPC	Antonio Cerilles	88,074	48.28
Total votes			182,436	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from NPC

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Aurora Enerio-Cerilles	117,658	92.31
	Aksyon	James Yecyec	9,805	7.69
Total votes			127,463
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPC	Aurora Enerio-Cerilles	33,020
	Nacionalista	Marjorie "Cat" Jalosjos	19,374
	Independent	Rogelio Carbiera	370
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	NPC hold		Swing

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Aurora Enerio-Cerilles	120,933	81.46
	Liberal	Tirsendo Poloyapoy	27,531	18.54
Valid ballots			148,464	91.82
Invalid or blank votes			13,220	8.18
Total votes			161,684	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur