Iloilo's 2nd congressional district

Iloilo's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the municipalities of Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara and Zarraga. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

Representation history
{| class=wikitable ! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Legislature ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Iloilo's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly

 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District created January 9, 1907.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Nicolás Jalandoni
 * October 16, 1907
 * October 16, 1909
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1907.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 1907–1916 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Carlos Ledesma
 * October 16, 1909
 * October 16, 1912
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * Progresista
 * Elected in 1909.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Perfecto J. Salas
 * October 16, 1912
 * October 16, 1916
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1912.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1912.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | National Assembly ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 4
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Crescenciano Lozano
 * rowspan="3" | October 16, 1916
 * rowspan="3" | June 2, 1925
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4th
 * rowspan="2" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1916.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1916–1919 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * Re-elected in 1919.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1919–1922 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz
 * style="background-color:#B22222|
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * Nacionalista Unipersonalista
 * Re-elected in 1922.
 * rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 1922–1935 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Vicente R. Ybiernas
 * June 2, 1925
 * June 5, 1928
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * Nacionalista Consolidado
 * Elected in 1925.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6
 * style="background-color:#0000FF |
 * Engracio Padilla
 * June 5, 1928
 * June 2, 1931
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * Demócrata
 * Elected in 1928.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | (5)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Vicente R. Ybiernas
 * rowspan="2" | June 2, 1931
 * rowspan="2" | September 16, 1935
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * Nacionalista Consolidado
 * Elected in 1931.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Nacionalista Democrático
 * Re-elected in 1934.
 * Nacionalista Consolidado
 * Elected in 1931.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Nacionalista Democrático
 * Re-elected in 1934.
 * Re-elected in 1934.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Iloilo's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Common wealth Congress ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 7
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Ruperto Montinola
 * rowspan="2" | September 16, 1935
 * rowspan="2" | February 10, 1940
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia
 * Elected in 1935.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1935–1938 Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1938. Died.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1938–1941 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jaro, Jordan, Pavia
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Oscar C. Ledesma
 * December 10, 1940
 * December 30, 1941
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1940 to finish Montinola's term.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1940 to finish Montinola's term.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
! rowspan="2" | # ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 | Member ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Congress ! rowspan="2" | Party ! rowspan="2" | Electoral history ! rowspan="2" | Constituent LGUs !Start!!End
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created May 24, 1945.
 * style="text-align:center;" | (8)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Oscar C. Ledesma
 * June 9, 1945
 * May 25, 1946
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1941.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1945–1946 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia
 * Re-elected in 1941.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1945–1946 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" |

Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

 * style="text-align:center;" | (8)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Oscar C. Ledesma
 * May 29, 1946
 * December 30, 1949
 * style="text-align:center;" | 1st
 * Nacionalista
 * Re-elected in 1946.
 * rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 1946–1972 Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Pascual P. Espinosa
 * December 30, 1949
 * December 30, 1953
 * style="text-align:center;" | 2nd
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 1949.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Rodolfo Ganzon
 * December 30, 1953
 * November 10, 1955
 * style="text-align:center;" | 3rd
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1953. Resigned on election as mayor of Iloilo City.
 * style="text-align:center;" | (9)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Pascual P. Espinosa
 * December 30, 1957
 * December 30, 1961
 * style="text-align:center;" | 4th
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 1957.
 * style="text-align:center;" | (10)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * Rodolfo Ganzon
 * December 30, 1961
 * November 12, 1964
 * style="text-align:center;" | 5th
 * Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1961. Resigned on election as senator.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 11
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Fermin Z. Caram Jr.
 * rowspan="2" | December 30, 1965
 * rowspan="2" | September 23, 1972
 * style="text-align:center;" | 6th
 * rowspan="2" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 1965.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 7th
 * Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.
 * colspan="9" style="text-align:center;" | District re-created February 2, 1987.
 * rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 12
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Alberto J. Lopez
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 1987
 * rowspan="3" | June 30, 1998
 * style="text-align:center;" | 8th
 * LABAN
 * Elected in 1987.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1987–1995 Alimodian, Buenavista, Jordan, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Nueva Valencia, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 9th
 * rowspan="2" | Lakas
 * Re-elected in 1992.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 10th
 * Re-elected in 1995.
 * rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | 1995–present Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 13
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Augusto L. Syjuco Jr.
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 1998
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2004
 * style="text-align:center;" | 11th
 * LAMMP
 * Elected in 1998.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 12th
 * Lakas
 * Re-elected in 2001.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 14
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Judy Syjuco
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2004
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2010
 * style="text-align:center;" | 13th
 * Liberal
 * Elected in 2004.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * style="text-align:center;" | 14th
 * Lakas
 * Re-elected in 2007.
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | (13)
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan=2| Augusto L. Syjuco Jr.
 * rowspan=2| June 30, 2010
 * rowspan=2| June 30, 2013
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 15th
 * Lakas–Kampi
 * rowspan=2 | Elected in 2010.
 * style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * UNA
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 15
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Arcadio H. Gorriceta
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2013
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16th
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 2013.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 17th
 * Re-elected in 2016.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 16
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Michael B. Gorriceta
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * rowspan="2" | Incumbent
 * style="text-align:center;" | 18th
 * rowspan="2" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 2019.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }
 * rowspan="2" | Arcadio H. Gorriceta
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2013
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * style="text-align:center;" | 16th
 * rowspan="2" | Liberal
 * Elected in 2013.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 17th
 * Re-elected in 2016.
 * rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 16
 * rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Michael B. Gorriceta
 * rowspan="2" | June 30, 2019
 * rowspan="2" | Incumbent
 * style="text-align:center;" | 18th
 * rowspan="2" | Nacionalista
 * Elected in 2019.
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }
 * style="text-align:center;" | 19th
 * Re-elected in 2022.
 * }