Caloocan's 2nd congressional district

Caloocan's 2nd congressional district, also known as South Caloocan district, is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Caloocan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the entire South Caloocan barangays south of Circumferential Road 4 (including EDSA): Barangays 5 to 76 in Zones 1 to 7 and Barangays 86 to 131 in Zones 8 to 11.^[4][5] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy of Lakas–CMD.^[6][7]

Caloocan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Location of Caloocan within Metro Manila
City	Caloocan
Region	Metro Manila
Population	381,690 (2020)[1]
Electorate	233,294 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	118 barangays Barangays 5–76 Barangays 86–131
Area	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#		Image	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
					Start	End
Caloocan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Caloocan's at-large district.[4]
1			Gerardo P. Cabochan		June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Barangays 5–76, 86–131
2			Luis A. Asistio		June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.
							10th		Re-elected in 1995.
							11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3			Edgar R. Erice		June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
(2)			Luis A. Asistio		June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
4			Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon		June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
							15th	NUP	Re-elected in 2010.
(3)			Edgar R. Erice		June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.
							17th		Re-elected in 2016.
							18th	Aksyon	Re-elected in 2019.
(4)			Mary Mitzi L. Cajayon-Uy		June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.
								Lakas

Election results

2022

Congressional Election in Caloocan's Second District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Mary Mitzi "Mitch" Cajayon-Uy	63,669	35.20
	Lakas	Roberto "Obet" Samson	41,057	22.70
	NPC	Luis Macario "Maca" Asistio	28,603	15.81
	Reporma	Alexander "Alex" Mangasar	26,870	14.86
	Aksyon	Jacob Reuben Cabochan	20,672	11.43
Total votes			180,871	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Aksyon

2019

Congressional Election for Caloocan's Second District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edgar "Egay" Erice	124,223	90.30
	NUP	Noel Cabuhat	13,349	9.70
Total votes			137,572	100.00
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Caloocan's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edgar Erice	101,051
	NPC	Mitzi Cajayon-Uy	52,549
	PBM	Edgardo Espiritu	2,655
Total votes			156,255
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Caloocan legislative election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edgar Erice	57,318	38.80
	NUP	Mitzi Cajayon	49,976	33.83
	NPC	Luis Asistio	26,196	17.73
	Ang Kapatiran	Carlo Cabochan	3,346	2.26
	Independent	Adoracion Garcia	473	0.32
Margin of victory			7,342	4.97%
Invalid or blank votes			10,443	7.06
Total votes			147,742	100
	Liberal gain from NUP

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Caloocan's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Mitzi Cajayon	77,364	48.97
	Nacionalista	Antonio Almeda	35,546	22.50
	Ang Kapatiran	Carlos Cabochan	16,943	10.72
	Independent	Ma. Milagros Mercado	13,306	8.42
	Liberal	John C. Santos	1,336	0.85
	Independent	Tany Catacutan	723	0.46
	PGRP	Adoracion Garcia	304	0.19
	Independent	Enrique Cube	217	0.14
Valid ballots			145,739	92.25
Invalid or blank votes			12,246	7.75
Total votes			157,985	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Caloocan

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved February 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 April 14, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
5. "History 2". City Government of Caloocan. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
7. Cruz, RG (November 21, 2023). "Duterte's PDP-Laban loses more congressmen to Romualdez' Lakas-CMD". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.