Davao de Oro's 2nd congressional district

Davao de Oro's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the province of Davao de Oro.^[3] It was created ahead of the 1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections by the same republic act of July 19, 1997 that established the province initially named Compostela Valley.^[4] The district encompasses two noncontiguous areas of Davao de Oro: Laak in the Davao–Agusan Trough and the valley and coastal municipalities adjoining the provincial capital of Nabunturan, namely Mabini, Maco, Mawab and Pantukan. Much of these areas were previously within Davao del Norte's 2nd district. Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga of the PDP–Laban currently serves as this district's representative in the 19th Congress, the first under the province's new name of Davao de Oro.^[5][6]

Davao de Oro's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Davao de Oro within the Philippines
Province	Davao de Oro
Region	Davao Region
Population	401,451 (2015)[1]
Electorate	274,870 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Municipalities Laak Mabini Maco Mawab Nabunturan Pantukan
Area	2,410.74 km2 (930.79 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1998
Representative	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Compostela Valley's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created January 30, 1998.[4] Redistricted from Davao del Norte's 2nd district.
1		Prospero Amatong	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.	1998–2019 Laak, Mabini, Maco, Mawab, Nabunturan, Pantukan
					12th		Re-elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
2		Rommel Amatong	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2016	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
					15th		Re-elected in 2010.
					16th	Aksyon	Re-elected in 2013.
3		Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2019	17th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2016.
Davao de Oro's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(3)		Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.	2019–present Laak, Mabini, Maco, Mawab, Nabunturan, Pantukan
					19th		Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Ruwel Peter Gonzaga (incumbent)	136,379
	HNP	Joecab Caballero	89,388
Total votes				100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Ruwel Peter Gonzaga (incumbent)	143,596	100.00
Total votes			143,596	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

See also

• Legislative districts of Davao de Oro

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 24, 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 September 17, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4. Republic Act No. 8740 (January 30, 1998), An Act Creating the Province of Compostela , Valley From the Province of Davao Del Norte, and for Other Purposes, Official Gazette (Philippines), archived from the original on December 1, 2017, retrieved February 24, 2021
5. Republic Act No. 11297 (April 17, 2019), An Act Renaming the Province of Compostela Valley as the Province of Davao De Oro, Official Gazette (Philippines), retrieved February 24, 2021
6. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 24, 2021.