| Pangasinan's 4th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Pangasinan's 4th congressional district in Pangasinan | |
 Location of Pangasinan within the Philippines | |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Population | 495,311 (2020) |
| Electorate | 340,564 (2022) |
| Major settlements |
5 LGUs
|
| Area | 274.35 km (105.93 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Christopher de Venecia |
| Political party | Lakas |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Pangasinan's 4th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan. 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 city of Dagupan and adjacent municipalities of Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Fabian and San Jacinto. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Christopher de Venecia of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district consisted of the central Pangasinan municipalities of Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Sison, Urdaneta, and Villasis. San Jacinto was also part of the district from until 1935.
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Pangasinan's 4th district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. | ||||||||
| 1 | Lorenzo Fenoy | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| 2 | Joaquín Balmori | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Progresista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Santo Tomas, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| 3 | Pedro María Sison | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Pangasinan's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
| 4 | Alejandro F. de Guzmán | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, San Jacinto, Santo Tomas, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| 5 | Alejandro R. Mendoza | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | ||
| 6 | Eusebio V. Sison | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1934 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
| 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
| 8th | Re-elected in 1928. | |||||||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 7 | Cipriano Primicias Sr. | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Pangasinan's 4th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
| 8 | Nicomedes T. Rupisan | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Sison, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Pangasinan'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 | |||||||
Pangasinan's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (7) | Cipriano Primicias Sr. | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Sison, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Pangasinan's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
| (7) | Cipriano Primicias Sr. | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1972 Alcala, Bautista, Binalonan, Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Santo Tomas, Sison, Urdaneta, Villasis | |
| 9 | Amadeo J. Pérez | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1969 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | |||||||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||
| 10 | Antonio P. Villar Sr. | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
| District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region I's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Pangasinan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 11 | Jose de Venecia Jr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2025 Dagupan, Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto | |
| 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 12 | Benjamin S. Lim | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | Lakas | Elected in 1998. | ||
| (11) | Jose de Venecia Jr. | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
| 14th | Independent | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 13 | Gina de Venecia | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | NPC | Elected in 2010. | ||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 14 | Christopher de Venecia | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Liberal | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 18th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Christopher de Venecia | 213,020 | ||
| Independent | Alipio Fernandez | 53,162 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
| Lakas hold | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Christopher de Venecia | 166,917 | ||
| Independent | Alipio Fernandez | 43,718 | ||
| Independent | Red Erfe-Mejia | 15,655 | ||
| Independent | Winky Manaois | 1,680 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
| Lakas hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Christopher de Venecia | 172,089 | ||||
| Independent | Angel Aquino | 6,525 | ||||
| Independent | Arvin De Guzman | 4,829 | ||||
| Independent | Mario Operaña | 2,293 | ||||
| Independent | Ronaldo Ebreo | 1,897 | ||||
| Margin of victory | ||||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 42,978 | |||||
| Total votes | 230,611 | |||||
| Liberal gain from NPC | ||||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Gina de Venecia | 157,784 | 79.04 | |
| Nacionalista | Celia Lim | 27,184 | 13.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 130,600 | 65.43% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 14,648 | 7.34 | ||
| Total votes | 199,616 | 100.00 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Gina de Venecia | 128,198 | 66.35 | |||
| Independent | Celia Lim | 64,017 | 33.13 | |||
| Independent | Alejandro Dacano | 1,007 | 0.52 | |||
| Valid ballots | 193,222 | 96.55 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,912 | 3.45 | ||||
| Total votes | 200,134 | 100.00 | ||||
| NPC gain from Independent | ||||||
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 July 21, 2024.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 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. 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 28, 2020.
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPalawan's 2nd congressional district | Home district of the speaker July 27, 1992 – June 5, 1998 |
Succeeded byLas Piñas's at-large congressional district |
| Preceded byQuezon City's 4th congressional district | Home district of the speaker July 23, 2001 – February 5, 2008 |
Succeeded byDavao City's 1st congressional district |
 Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Ilocos Region | |
|---|---|
| Ilocos Norte | |
| Ilocos Sur | |
| La Union | |
| Pangasinan | |
| Region I | |