Camarines Norte's 2nd congressional district

Camarines Norte's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in Camarines Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2010.^[3] Previously included in Camarines Norte's at-large congressional district, it includes the eastern half of the province, bordering Camarines Sur. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Rosemarie C. Panotes of the Lakas–CMD.^[4][5]

Camarines Norte's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map of Camarines Norte showing the location of its 2nd district
Location of city/province within the Philippines
Province	Camarines Norte
Region	Bicol Region
Population	316,789 (2020)[1]
Electorate	192,543 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities Basud Daet Mercedes San Lorenzo Ruiz San Vicente Talisay Vinzons
Current constituency
Created	2009
Representative	Rosemarie C. Panotes
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
District created October 22, 2009 from Camarines Norte's at-large district.[6]
1		Elmer Panotes	June 30, 2010	September 16, 2015	15th	Lakas	Elected in 2010.	2010–present: Basud, Daet, Mercedes, San Lorenzo Ruiz, San Vicente, Talisay, Vinzons
					16th		Re-elected in 2013. Died in office.
—		Vacant	September 16, 2015	June 30, 2016		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
2		Marisol C. Panotes	June 30, 2016	April 29, 2022	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
					18th		Re-elected in 2019. Died in office.
—		Vacant	April 29, 2022	June 30, 2022		–	No special election held to fill vacancy.
3		Rosemarie C. Panotes	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.
						Lakas

Election results

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Elmer Panotes	51,704	50.56
	Liberal	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	47,823	46.77
	Independent	Donald Asis	3,734	3.65
Total votes			103,261	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Elmer Panotes	53,700	52.12
	Liberal	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	31,197	30.28
	Independent	Ruth Herrera	7,485	7.26
Margin of victory			22,503	21.84%
Invalid or blank votes			10,649	10.34
Total votes			103,031	100.00
	Lakas hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Marisol Panotes	54,406
	NPC	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	45,414
	Nacionalista	Senen Jerez	12,695
	Independent	Donald Asis	2,019
	Independent	Reynante Napao	360
	Independent	Romeo Balmeo	230
Invalid or blank votes			14,615
Total votes			129,739
	Liberal gain from Lakas

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Camarines Norte's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Marisol Panotes	86,075	66.40
	NUP	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	41,862	45.22
	Independent	Donald Asis	1,677	1.29
Valid ballots			129,614	90.89
Invalid or blank votes			12992	9.11
Total votes			142,606	100%
	PDP–Laban hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Camarines Norte's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Rosemarie Panotes	96,270	62.15
	Lakas	"Kuya" Jojo Unico	58,640	37.94
Total votes			154,910	100%
	PDP–Laban hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Camarines Norte

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 November 21, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
5. Cruz, RG (November 21, 2023). "Duterte's PDP-Laban loses more congressmen to Romualdez' Lakas-CMD". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
6. Republic Act senate.gov.ph