Bacolod's at-large congressional district is the city-wide electoral district in Bacolod, Philippines. It has been electing representatives at-large to the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier to the National Assembly from 1943 to 1944.[3]
Bacolod's at-large congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
![]() Location of Bacolod within Negros Occidental | |
City | Bacolod |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Population | 600,783 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 312,816 (2019)[2] |
Area | 162.67 km2 (62.81 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1943 |
Representative | Greg G. Gasataya |
Political party | NPC |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
The district was first formed ahead of the 1943 Philippine legislative election following the ratification of the Second Philippine Republic constitution which called for a unicameral legislature composed of delegates from all provinces and chartered cities in the country.[4] Bacolod, a chartered city since 1938, elected Francisco Zulueta to the National Assembly, who was joined by then-mayor Alfredo C. Yulo as an appointed second delegate.[5] The district became inactive following the restoration of the House of Representatives in 1945 when the city reverted to its old provincial constituency of Negros Occidental's 2nd congressional district.[3] In the unicameral Batasang Pambansa that replaced the House, Bacolod was not entitled to its own separate representation despite being a highly-urbanized city. Instead, it formed part of the multi-member Region VI's at-large district for the interim parliament from 1978 to 1984 and Negros Occidental's at-large district in the regular parliament from 1984 to 1986.[3] The city-wide electoral district was only restored in 1987 under a new constitution.[6]
The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Greg G. Gasataya of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[7]
Representation history
# | Term of office | National Assembly |
Seat A | Seat B | |||||||||
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Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
Bacolod's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) | |||||||||||||
District created September 7, 1943.[4] | |||||||||||||
– | September 25, 1943 | February 2, 1944 | 1st | Francisco Zulueta | KALIBAPI | Elected in 1943. | Alfredo C. Yulo | KALIBAPI | Appointed as an ex officio member. | ||||
District dissolved into Negros Occidental's 2nd district. | |||||||||||||
# | Term of office | Congress | Single seat | Seats eliminated | |||||||||
Start | End | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||||||
Bacolod's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |||||||||||||
District re-created February 2, 1987.[6] Redistricted from Negros Occidental's at-large district. | |||||||||||||
1 | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Romeo G. Guanzon | Lakas ng Bansa | Elected in 1987. | |||||||
9th | LDP | Re-elected in 1992. | |||||||||||
10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||||||
2 | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | Juan N. Orola Jr. | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | |||||||
3 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Monico Puentevella | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | |||||||
13th | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||||
14th | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||||||||
4 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | Anthony Rolando T. Golez Jr. | Independent | Elected in 2010. | |||||||
5 | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | 16th | Evelio Leonardia | NPC | Elected in 2013. | |||||||
6 | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | Greg G. Gasataya | NPC | Elected in 2016. | |||||||
18th | Re-elected in 2019. | ||||||||||||
19th | Re-elected in 2022. |
Election results
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Greg Gasataya (incumbent) | 185,470 | 69.27 | |
Independent | Dan Atayde | 80,591 | 30.1 | |
PDDS | Nonong San Miguel | 850 | 0.32 | |
Independent | Romy Gustilo | 850 | 0.32 | |
Total votes | 267,761 | 100.00 | ||
NPC hold |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Greg Gasataya (incumbent) | 135,346 | ||
Lakas | Monico Puentevella | 84,705 | ||
Independent | Kevin Moises | 3,751 | ||
Total votes | ||||
NPC hold |