Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur
	Location of Zamboanga del Sur within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	420,514 (2020)
Electorate	277,350 (2022)
Major settlements	15 LGUs Municipalities; Bayog; Dimataling; Dinas; Dumalinao; Guipos; Kumalarang; Lakewood; Lapuyan; Margosatubig; Pitogo; San Miguel; San Pablo; Tabina; Tigbao; Vincenzo A. Sagun;
Area	2,318.97 km2 (895.36 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jeyzel Victoria Yu
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the southern half of the province consisting of the municipalities of Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao and Vincenzo A. Sagun.^[4] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Leonardo Babasa Jr. of the PDP–Laban.^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Zamboanga del Sur's at-large district.^[4]
1		Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Vincenzo A. Sagun
					9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.	1992–present Bayog, Dimataling, Dinas, Dumalinao, Guipos, Kumalarang, Lakewood, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Pitogo, San Miguel, San Pablo, Tabina, Tigbao, Vincenzo A. Sagun
					10th	NPC	Re-elected in 1995.
2		Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2001	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
3		Filomena S. San Juan	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
(1)		Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
(1)		Antonio Cerilles	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
(2)		Aurora E. Cerilles	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.
					16th	NPC	Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	NPC	Re-elected in 2016.
4		Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
5		Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Aurora Enerio-Cerilles	117,658	92.31
	Aksyon	James Yecyec	9,805	7.69
Total votes			127,463
	NPC hold

Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Aurora Enerio-Cerilles	120,933	81.46
	Liberal	Tirsendo Poloyapoy	27,531	18.54
Valid ballots			148,464	91.82
Invalid or blank votes			13,220	8.18
Total votes			161,684	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Zamboanga del Sur's 2nd congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur
Location of Zamboanga del Sur within the Philippines
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Population	420,514 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	277,350 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	15 LGUs Municipalities Bayog Dimataling Dinas Dumalinao Guipos Kumalarang Lakewood Lapuyan Margosatubig Pitogo San Miguel San Pablo Tabina Tigbao Vincenzo A. Sagun
Area	2,318.97 km² (895.36 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jeyzel Victoria Yu
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority