Cagayan's 2nd congressional district

Cagayan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cagayan. 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] The district consists of the western municipalities of Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Calayan, Claveria, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes and Santo Niño. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]

Cagayan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Cagayan within the Philippines
Province	Cagayan
Region	Cagayan Valley
Population	322,634 (2020)[1]
Electorate	209,121 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	12 LGUs Municipalities Abulug Allacapan Ballesteros Calayan Claveria Lasam Pamplona Piat Rizal Sanchez-Mira Santa Praxedes Santo Niño
Area	2,751.40 km2 (1,062.32 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cagayan's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly
District created January 9, 1907.[5][6]
1		Gabriel Lasam	October 16, 1907	October 16, 1909	1st	Progresista	Elected in 1907.	1907–1916 Abulug, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Mauanan, Pamplona, Piat, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
2		Leoncio Fonacier	October 16, 1909	October 16, 1912	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1909.
3		Juan Quintos	October 16, 1912	October 16, 1916	3rd	Progresista	Elected in 1912.
Cagayan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
4		Miguel Concepción Nava	October 16, 1916	June 3, 1919	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1916.	1916–1922 Abulug, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
5		Bonifacio Cortés	June 3, 1919	June 6, 1922	5th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1919.
6		Proceso Sebastian	June 6, 1922	June 2, 1925	6th	Demócrata	Elected in 1922.	1922–1935 Abulug, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
7		Antonio Guzmán	June 2, 1925	June 5, 1928	7th	Demócrata	Elected in 1925.
8		Claro Sabbun	June 5, 1928	June 2, 1931	8th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1928.
9		Sabas Casibang	June 2, 1931	June 5, 1934	9th	Nacionalista Consolidado	Elected in 1931.
10		Cosme Marzán	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
Cagayan's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
11		Regino Veridiano	September 16, 1935	December 30, 1938	1st	Nacionalista Democrático	Elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Langangan, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
12		Miguel P. Pío	December 30, 1938	December 30, 1941	2nd	Nacionalista	Elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Cagayan'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
Cagayan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
District re-created May 24, 1945.
(12)		Miguel P. Pío	June 11, 1945	May 25, 1946	1st	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1941.	1945–1946 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Langangan, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cagayan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
13		Paulino A. Alonzo	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1957	1st	Liberal	Elected in 1946.	1946–1953 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Langangan, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
					2nd		Re-elected in 1949.
					3rd		Re-elected in 1953.	1953–1965 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Langangan, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Solana, Tuao
14		Benjamin T. Ligot	December 30, 1957	December 30, 1969	4th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1957.
					5th		Re-elected in 1961.
					6th		Re-elected in 1965.	1965–1969 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Faire, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Solana, Tuao
15		Davíd M. Púzon	December 30, 1969	September 23, 1972	7th	Nacionalista	Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.	1969–1972 Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Claveria, Enrile, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Santo Niño, Solana, Tuao
District dissolved into the seven-seat Region II's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Cagayan's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
District re-created February 2, 1987.
16		Leoncio M. Puzon	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Calayan, Claveria, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Santo Niño
17		Edgar R. Lara	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
					10th		Re-elected in 1995.
					11th		Re-elected in 1998.
18		Celia C. Taganas-Layus	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	NPC	Elected in 2001.
19		Florencio Vargas	June 30, 2004	July 22, 2010	13th	Liberal	Elected in 2004.
					14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010. Died.
20		Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	March 16, 2011	June 30, 2019		NUP	Elected to finish Vargas's term.
					16th		Re-elected in 2013.
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
21		Samantha Louise V. Alfonso	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NUP	Elected in 2019.
(20)		Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	74,081
	Liberal	Darwin Sacramed	22,256
Invalid or blank votes			15,895
Total votes			112,232
	NUP hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	64,917	66.89
Invalid or blank votes			32,131	33.11
Total votes			97,048	100.00
	NUP hold

2011 special

2011 Philippine House of Representatives special election at Cagayan's 2nd district^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lakas–Kampi	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso	69,461	72.32	−0.89
	Liberal	Edgar Lara	26,582	27.68	+3.41
Turnout			96,043	62.09	−18.89
Margin of victory			42,879	44.65	−4.29
	Lakas–Kampi hold		Swing	1.26

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Florencio Vargas	85,376	73.21
	NPC	Edgar Lara	28,303	24.27
	Aksyon	Lydia Ramos	2,938	2.52
Valid ballots			116,617	93.10
Invalid or blank votes			8,646	6.90
Total votes			125,263	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Cagayan

References

1. 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.
2. "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 October 10, 2024.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
5. "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
6. 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.
7. Baccay, Oliver (March 13, 2011). "Alfonso-Vargas proclaimed newly elected rep of 2nd district of Cagayan". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved March 13, 2011.