| Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district in Negros Occidental | |
 Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines | |
| Province | Negros Occidental |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Population | 482,646 (2020) |
| Electorate | 313,671 (2022) |
| Major settlements |
5 LGUs
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| Area | 942.29 km (363.82 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Joseph Stephen Paduano (caretaker) |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the cities of Silay, Talisay and Victorias, as well as the adjacent municipalities of Enrique B. Magalona and Murcia. The seat is currently represented on a caretaker basis by Joseph Stephen Paduano following the appointment of Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) as director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority on August 16, 2024.
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. | ||||||||
| 1 | Agustín Montilla y Ortaliz | October 16, 1907 | March 13, 1909 | 1st | Progresista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, Pontevedra | |
| 2 | Rafael Ramos | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | ||
| 3 | Gil Montilla | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| (3) | Gil Montilla | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, Pontevedra | |
| 4 | Tito Silverio | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra | |
| 5 | Eliseo P. Limsiaco | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 6 | Isaac Lacson | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| 7 | Emilio Montilla | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1928. | ||
| 8 | Emilio Yulo | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | ||
| 9 | Agustín S. Ramos | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| (3) | Gil Montilla | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra | |
| 10 | José Yulo | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | ||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| 11 | Raymundo Vargas | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Negros Occidental's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| (5) | Eliseo P. Limsiaco | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra | |
| 12 | Augurio M. Abeto | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1953 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Pontevedra, Sipalay | |
| 13 | Agustín M. Gatuslao | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1965 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1953–1957 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Magallon, Pontevedra, Sipalay | |
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | 1957–1961 Asia, Binalbagan, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Pontevedra, Sipalay | ||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | 1961–1972 Binalbagan, Candoni, Cauayan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Castellana, Moises Padilla, Pontevedra, Sipalay | ||||||
| 14 | Félix M. Feria Jr. | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Elected in 1965. | ||
| (13) | Agustín M. Gatuslao | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
| District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the seven-seat Negros Occidental's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 15 | Jose Carlos V. Lacson | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | UNIDO | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Enrique B. Magalona, Murcia, Silay, Talisay, Victorias | |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 16 | Edith Y. Villanueva | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LDP | Elected in 1998. | ||
| (15) | Jose Carlos V. Lacson | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| 17 | Albee Benitez | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | ||
| 16th | Independent | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
| 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| 18 | Jose Francisco B. Benitez | June 30, 2019 | August 16, 2024 | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | PFP | Re-elected in 2022. Resigned on appointment as Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general. | ||||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez | 204,301 | ||
| Reform | Toto Bernard Ferraris | 16,967 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Jose Francisco "Kiko" Benitez | 173,352 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 173,352 | 100.00% | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alfredo Abelardo Benitez | 177,232 | 90.37% | |
| NUP | Anthony Puey | 13,393 | 6.82% | |
| Independent | Antonio Barello Jr. | 5,488 | 2.79% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 41,240 | |||
| Total votes | 237,353 | 100.00% | ||
| Independent hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alfredo Abelardo Benitez | 107,422 | 59.04 | |
| Lakas | Jose Carlos Lacson | 58,268 | 32.02 | |
| Margin of victory | 49,154 | 24.31% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 16,263 | 8.94 | ||
| Total votes | 181,953 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Alfredo Abelardo Benitez | 116,772 | 62.21 | |||
| Independent | Esteban Coscolluela | 40,602 | 21.63 | |||
| Independent | Ted Jimenez | 30,325 | 16.16 | |||
| Valid ballots | 187,699 | 92.05 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 16,219 | 7.95 | ||||
| Total votes | 203,918 | 100.00 | ||||
| NPC gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
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. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- Delilan, Ambo (September 5, 2024). "Romualdez names Paduano as caretaker of Negros Occidental 3rd District". Rappler. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- "Marcos appoints Rep. Kiko Benitez as new TESDA chief". GMA News. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- "5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- "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. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| Preceded byAbra's at-large congressional district | Home district of the speaker of the National Assembly November 25, 1935 – December 30, 1938 January 24, 1939 – December 30, 1941 |
Succeeded byTarlac's at-large congressional district |
 Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Negros Island Region | |
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| Bacolod | |
| Negros Occidental | |
| Negros Oriental | |
| Region VI | |
| Region VII | |
| Siquijor | |