Quezon City's 3rd congressional district

Quezon City's 3rd congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the southeastern barangays bordering Marikina and Pasig to the southeast, Kamias Road and the second district to the north, the fourth district to the west and San Juan to the southwest via EDSA.^[4] It contains the commercial areas of Cubao, Libis, Bagumbayan, Ugong Norte and the residential areas of Loyola Heights, Quirino, Old Balara and Blue Ridge. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Franz Pumaren of the National Unity Party (NUP).^[5]

Quezon City's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Interactive map of the district boundaries
City	Quezon City
Region	Metro Manila
Population	319,371 (2020)[1]
Electorate	161,366 (2022)[2]
Major settlements	37 barangays Amihan, Bagumbuhay, Bagumbayan, Bayanihan, Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, Camp Aguinaldo, Claro, Dioquino Zobel, Duyan-Duyan, E. Rodriguez, East Kamias, Escopa I, Escopa II, Escopa III, Escopa IV, Libis, Loyola Heights, Mangga, Marilag, Masagana, Matandang Balara, Milagrosa, Pansol, Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B, Quirino 2-C, Quirino 3-A, Saint Ignatius, San Roque, Silangan, Socorro, Tagumpay, Ugong Norte, Villa Maria Clara, West Kamias, White Plains
Area	46.27 km2 (17.86 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Franz S. Pumaren
Political party	NUP
Congressional bloc	Majority

The 3rd Legislative District of Quezon City includes the Araneta City and the Eastwood City located in Bagumbayan and Cubao, respectively.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987 from Quezon City's at-large district.[4]
1			Nikki Coseteng	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	KAIBA	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992: Amihan, Bagumbuhay, Bagumbayan, Bayanihan, Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, Camp Aguinaldo, Dioquino Zobel, Duyan-Duyan, E. Rodriguez, East Kamias, Escopa I, Escopa II, Escopa III, Escopa IV, Libis, Loyola Heights, Mangga, Marilag, Masagana, Matandang Balara, Milagrosa, Pansol, Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B, Quirino 2-C, Quirino 3-A, Quirino 3-B, San Roque, Silangan, Socorro, Tagumpay, Ugong Norte, Villa Maria Clara, West Kamias, White Plains[6]
2			Dennis Roldan	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	NPC	Elected in 1992.	1992–present: Amihan, Bagumbuhay, Bagumbayan, Bayanihan, Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, Camp Aguinaldo, Claro, Dioquino Zobel, Duyan-Duyan, E. Rodriguez, East Kamias, Escopa I, Escopa II, Escopa III, Escopa IV, Libis, Loyola Heights, Mangga, Marilag, Masagana, Matandang Balara, Milagrosa, Pansol, Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B, Quirino 2-C, Quirino 3-A, Saint Ignatius, San Roque, Silangan, Socorro, Tagumpay, Ugong Norte, Villa Maria Clara, West Kamias, White Plains
3			Mike Defensor	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2001	10th	LDP	Elected in 1995.
						11th	Liberal	Re-elected in 1998.
4			Ma. Theresa Defensor	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2004	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
5			Matias Defensor Jr.	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	Lakas	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
6			John Jorge Banal, Jr.	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
7			Allan Benedict Reyes	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PFP	Elected in 2019.
							NPC
8			Franz S. Pumaren	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.

Election results

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jorge Banal, Jr.	37,408	38.02
	Lakas–Kampi	Matias Defensor, Jr.	30,887	31.39
	NPC	Franz Pumaren	27,611	28.06
	Bagumbayan	Catherine Violago	2,254	2.29
	Independent	Pedrito Espin	231	0.23
Valid ballots			98,391	95.06
Invalid or blank votes			5,116	4.94
Total votes			103,507	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jorge Banal, Jr.	48,822	52.05
	UNA	Matias Defensor, Jr.	38,909	41.48
Margin of victory			9,913	10.57%
Valid ballots			87,731	93.54
Invalid or blank votes			6,062	6.46
Total votes			93,793
	Liberal hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jorge "Bolet" Banal	79,579
Invalid or blank votes			26,458
Total votes			106,037
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Quezon City's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Allan Benedict Reyes	70,184	74.5
	PDP–Laban	Dante de Guzman	22,204	23.6
	PDDS	Jessie Dignadice	1,826	1.9
Valid ballots			94,214	88.3
Invalid or blank votes			12,459	11.7
Total votes			106,673	100.0
	PFP gain from Liberal

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Quezon City's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Franz Pumaren	59,782	50.7
	NPC	Allan Benedict Reyes (incumbent)	55,966	47.4
	Independent	Jessie Dignadice	2,254	1.9
Total votes			126,634	100.00
	NUP gain from NPC

See also

• Legislative districts of Quezon City

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 February 13, 2023.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
6. "THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ORDINANCE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved August 18, 2023.