Iloilo's 5th congressional district

Iloilo's 5th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Iloilo's 5th congressional district in Iloilo
Location of Iloilo within the Philippines
ProvinceIloilo
RegionWestern Visayas
Population451,116 (2015)[1]
Electorate254,499 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,171.30 km2 (452.24 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Iloilo's 5th congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. 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 northern municipalities of Ajuy, Balasan, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Carles, Concepcion, Estancia, Lemery, San Dionisio, San Rafael and Sara. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Raul C. Tupas of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

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