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. Until 1995, it previously included the former sub-province of Guimaras, which became a separate province in 1992. Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it was composed of Iloilo City, the southern Iloilo municipalities of Leganes and Pavia, and the sub-province of Guimaras. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Kathryn Joyce Gorriceta of the Lakas-CMD.
Representation history # Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndIloilo's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly District created January 9, 1907. 1 Nicolás Jalandoni October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro 2 Carlos Ledesma October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Progresista Elected in 1909. 3 Perfecto J. Salas October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1912.Iloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands 4 Crescenciano Lozano October 16, 1916 June 2, 1925 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro 5th Re-elected in 1919. 1919–1922Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz 6th NacionalistaUnipersonalista Re-elected in 1922. 1922–1935Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia 5 Vicente R. Ybiernas June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. 6 Engracio Padilla June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Demócrata Elected in 1928. (5) Vicente R. Ybiernas June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1931. 10th NacionalistaDemocrático Re-elected in 1934. # Image Member Term of office NationalAssembly Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndIloilo's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) 7 Ruperto Montinola September 16, 1935 February 10, 1940 1st NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia Elected in 1935. 1935–1938Arevalo, Buenavista, Iloilo, Jaro, Jordan, La Paz, Pavia 2nd Nacionalista Re-elected in 1938.Died. 1938–1941Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jaro, Jordan, Pavia 8 Oscar C. Ledesma December 10, 1940 December 30, 1941 Nacionalista Elected in 1940 to finish Montinola's term. 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). # Image Member Term of office CommonwealthCongress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndIloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines District re-created May 24, 1945. (8) Oscar C. Ledesma June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndIloilo's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines (8) Oscar C. Ledesma May 29, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1972Buenavista, Iloilo City, Jordan, Leganes, Nueva Valencia, Pavia 9 Pascual P. Espinosa December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949. 10 Rodolfo Ganzon December 30, 1953 November 10, 1955 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953.Resigned on election as Iloilo City mayor. (9) Pascual P. Espinosa December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Liberal Elected in 1957. (10) Rodolfo Ganzon December 30, 1961 November 12, 1964 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961.Resigned on election as senator. 11 Fermin Z. Caram Jr. December 30, 1965 September 23, 1972 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1965. 7th Re-elected in 1969.Removed from office after imposition of martial law. 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. District re-created February 2, 1987. 12 Alberto J. Lopez June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th LABAN Elected in 1987. 1987–1995Alimodian, Buenavista, Jordan, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Nueva Valencia, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga 9th Lakas Re-elected in 1992. 10th Re-elected in 1995. 1995–presentAlimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga 13 Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. June 30, 1998 June 30, 2004 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998. 12th Lakas Re-elected in 2001. 14 Judy Syjuco June 30, 2004 June 30, 2010 13th Liberal Elected in 2004. 14th Lakas Re-elected in 2007. (13) Augusto L. Syjuco Jr. June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th Lakas–Kampi Elected in 2010. UNA 15 Arcadio H. Gorriceta June 30, 2013 June 30, 2019 16th Liberal Elected in 2013. 17th Re-elected in 2016. 16 Michael B. Gorriceta June 30, 2019 June 30, 2025 18th Nacionalista Elected in 2019. 19th Re-elected in 2022. 17 Kathryn Joyce Gorriceta June 30, 2025 Incumbent 20th Lakas Elected in 2025.
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See also Legislative districts of Iloilo
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