Albay's 2nd congressional district
House of Representatives of the Philippines legislative district
Albay's 2nd congressional district Map of
Albay showing the location of its 2nd district
Province Albay Region Bicol Region Population 477,781 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 265,019 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 665.94 km2 (257.12 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Joey Salceda Political party Lakas–CMD Congressional bloc Majority
Albay's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay . 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] Legazpi and adjacent municipalities of Camalig , Daraga , Manito and Rapu-Rapu . It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Joey Salceda of the Lakas–CMD .[ 4]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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End
District created January 9, 1907.[ 5] [ 6]
1
Carlos A. Imperial
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1909
1st
Progresista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1912 Albay , Bato , Calolbon , Manito , Pandan , Rapu-Rapu , Viga , Virac
2
Silvino Brimbuela
October 16, 1909
October 16, 1912
2nd
Progresista
Elected in 1909 .
3
Mariano A. Locsin
October 16, 1912
October 16, 1916
3rd
Progresista
Elected in 1912 .
1912–1916 Albay , Baras , Bato , Calolbon , Manito , Pandan , Rapu-Rapu , Viga , Virac
4
José O. Vera
October 16, 1916
June 3, 1919
4th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1916 .
1916–1922 Albay , Baras , Bato , Calolbon , Manito , Pandan , Rapu-Rapu , Viga , Virac
5
Pedro Martínez Jimeno
June 3, 1919
June 2, 1925
5th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1919 .
6th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1922 .
1922–1925 Albay , Baras , Bato , Calolbon , Daraga , Manito , Pandan , Panganiban , Rapu-Rapu , Viga , Virac
6
Francisco A. Perfecto
June 2, 1925
June 5, 1928
7th
Nacionalista Elected in 1925 .
1925–1931 Baras , Bato , Calolbon , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Pandan , Panganiban , Rapu-Rapu , Viga , Virac
7
Pedro Vera
June 5, 1928
June 2, 1931
8th
Nacionalista Elected in 1928 .4th district .
8
José S. Valenciano
June 2, 1931
June 5, 1934
9th
Nacionalista Elected in 1931 .
1931–1935 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
9
Justino N. Nuyda
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Elected in 1934 .
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Member
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National
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(9 )
Justino N. Nuyda
September 16, 1935
December 30, 1941
1st
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1935 .
1935–1941 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
2nd
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Albay's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Member
Term of office
Common
Party
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
(8 )
José S. Valenciano
June 11, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
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Member
Term of office
Congress
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10
Toribio P. Pérez
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Liberal
Elected in 1946 .
1946–1949 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
(9 )
Justino N. Nuyda
December 30, 1949
December 30, 1965
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1949 .
1949–1957 Camalig , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
3rd
Re-elected in 1953 .
4th
Re-elected in 1957 .
1957–1961 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
5th
Re-elected in 1961 .
1961–1969 Camalig , Legazpi , Locsin , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
11
Carlos R. Imperial
December 30, 1965
September 23, 1972
6th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1965 .
7th
Re-elected in 1969 .imposition of martial law .
1969–1972 Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V 's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa , followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa .
District re-created February 2, 1987.
(11 )
Carlos R. Imperial
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
Independent
Elected in 1987 .
1987–present Camalig , Daraga , Legazpi , Manito , Rapu-Rapu
9th
NPC
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
12
Norma B. Imperial
June 30, 1998
September 29, 2000
11th
LAMMP
Elected in 1998 .
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vacant
September 29, 2000
June 30, 2001
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No special election held to fill vacancy.
(11 )
Carlos R. Imperial
June 30, 2001
June 30, 2007
12th
NPC
Elected in 2001 .
13th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2004 .
13
Al Francis Bichara
June 30, 2007
June 30, 2016
14th
Nacionalista
Elected in 2007 .
15th
Re-elected in 2010 .
16th
Re-elected in 2013 .
14
Joey Salceda
June 30, 2016
Incumbent
17th
Independent
Elected in 2016 .
18th
PDP-Laban
Re-elected in 2019 .
19th
Lakas
Re-elected in 2022 .
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
References
^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 . ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections" . Commission on Elections . Retrieved September 24, 2023 .^ "Roster of Philippine legislators" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "House Members" . House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved April 11, 2020 .^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)" . Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War . Retrieved April 11, 2020 .
