Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district
Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
Province	Northern Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	296,114 (2015)
Electorate	201,201 (2019)
Major settlements	10 LGUs Municipalities; Catubig; Gamay; Laoang; Lapinig; Las Navas; Mapanas; Palapag; Pambujan; San Roque; Silvino Lobos;
Area	1,755.47 km2 (677.79 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Minority

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district covers the province's eastern half which contains the municipalities of Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque and Silvino Lobos.^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Northern Samar's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Northern Samar's at-large district.^[4]
1		Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Catubig, Gamay, Laoang, Lapinig, Las Navas, Mapanas, Palapag, Pambujan, San Roque, Silvino Lobos
2		Wilmar P. Lucero	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	9th	Liberal	Elected in 1992.
2		Wilmar P. Lucero	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1998	10th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1995.
3		Romualdo T. Vicencio	June 30, 1998	July 26, 2006	11th	Liberal	Elected in 1998.
					12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2004. Died in office.
—		vacant	July 26, 2006	June 30, 2007	13th	–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
4		Emil L. Ong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	NUP	Re-elected in 2013.
5		Edwin C. Ongchuan	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	NUP	Elected in 2016.
(1)		Jose L. Ong Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
6		Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Harris Ongchuan	93,488	85.63%
	Independent	George Lucero	11,565	10.59%
	PROMDI	Leticia Siervo	4,118	3.77%
Total votes			109,171	100.00%
	NUP hold

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Harris Ongchuan	74,268
	Independent	Reyzandro Unay	17,302
Total votes			91,570	100.00%
	NUP hold

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Edwin Ongchuan	67,653	100.00%
Total votes			67,653	100.00%
	NUP hold

Northern Samar's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Northern Samar within the Philippines
Province	Northern Samar
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	296,114 (2015)^[1]
Electorate	201,201 (2019)^[2]
Major settlements	10 LGUs Municipalities Catubig Gamay Laoang Lapinig Las Navas Mapanas Palapag Pambujan San Roque Silvino Lobos
Area	1,755.47 km² (677.79 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Minority