San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the city of San Jose del Monte and one of seven in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2004.^[3] San Jose del Monte first elected a single representative city-wide at-large for the 13th Congress following the passage of Republic Act No. 9230 in 2003 which amended the 2000 San Jose del Monte City Charter (Republic Act No. 8797).^[4][5] Before 2004, the city was represented in the nation's lower house as part of Bulacan's 4th, Bulacan's 2nd, Bulacan's at-large and Region III's at-large districts.^[6] It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Florida P. Robes of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and Arangkada San Joseño (AR).^[7][8]

San Jose del Monte's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of San Jose del Monte within Bulacan
City	San Jose del Monte
Province	Bulacan, Central Luzon
Population	651,813 (2020)[1]
Electorate	261,740 (2022)[2]
Area	105.53 km2 (40.75 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2003
Representative	Florida P. Robes
Political party	PFP   Arangkada San Joseño
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history
			Start	End
San Jose del Monte's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created December 18, 2003 from Bulacan's 4th district.[4]
1		Eduardo Roquero	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
2		Arthur Robes	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	AR	Re-elected in 2013.
3		Florida P. Robes	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th	Liberal (AR)	Elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban (AR)	Re-elected in 2019.
					19th	PFP (AR)	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Rida Robes (incumbent)	136,249	53%
	PPM	Reynaldo San Pedro	75,962	46%
Total votes			212,211	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Rida Robes	89,031	53.25
	NUP	Irene del Rosario	78,135	46.74
Total votes			167,166	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AR	Rida Robes	83,945	53%
	NUP	Eduardo Roquero, Jr.	75,692	47%
Total votes			159,637	100%
	AR hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arthur Robes	74,302	63.16
	Lakas	Imelda Papin	37,526	31.90
	Independent	Oscar Robes	2,571	2.19
	Independent	Albert Rejante	1,605	1.36
	Independent	Rogelio Montinola	925	0.79
	Independent	Garret Ian Miso	711	0.60
Total votes			117,640	100.00
	Liberal hold

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at San Jose del Monte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arthur Robes	98,888	82.11
	Aksyon	Oscar Robes	19,554	16.24
	Independent	Jesus D. Gonzales	1,255	1.04
	Independent	Rene Aveallanosa	732	0.61
Total votes			129,630	100.00
	Liberal hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Bulacan
• Legislative districts of San Jose del Monte

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 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 August 21, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 9230 (December 18, 2003), An Act amending section 10(b) and section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797, otherwise known as “An Act converting the municipality of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan into a component city to be known as the city of San Jose Del Monte” and providing funds therefor, retrieved August 21, 2023
5. "Republic Act No. 8797". The Corpus Juris. 15 July 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
6. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
8. "5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.