Bulacan's 4th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Bulacan's 4th congressional district in Bulacan
Location of Bulacan within the Philippines
ProvinceBulacan
RegionCentral Luzon
Population540,104 (2020)[1]
Electorate265,701 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
Area117.94 km2 (45.54 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeLinabelle Villarica
Political party  PFP
Congressional blocMajority

Bulacan's 4th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.[3] The district consists of the city of Meycauayan and adjacent municipalities in southern Bulacan, namely Marilao and Obando.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Linabelle Villarica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).[5][6]

The city of San Jose del Monte and the municipality of Santa Maria were once part of this district. San Jose del Monte gained separate representation effective 2004,[7] while Santa Maria was reassigned to the sixth district effective 2022.[8]

Representation history

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

Bulacan's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

District created February 2, 1987.[4]
1 Rogaciano M. Mercado June 30, 1987 November 13, 1989 8th Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987.
Died.		 1987–2004
Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria
2 Angelito M. Sarmiento June 30, 1992 March 26, 2001 9th Lakas Elected in 1992.
10th Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
Resigned on appointment as Presidential Adviser on Agricultural Modernization.
3 Reylina G. Nicolas June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Lakas Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004. 2004–2022
Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, Santa Maria
14th Re-elected in 2007.
4 Linabelle R. Villarica June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Liberal Elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
17th PDP–Laban Re-elected in 2016.
5 Henry R. Villarica June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022 18th PDP–Laban Elected in 2019.
(4) Linabelle R. Villarica June 30, 2022 Incumbent 19th PDP–Laban Elected in 2022. 2022–present
Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando
PFP

Election history

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan's 4th District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Linabelle Villarica 180,067 91.01
Aksyon Raquel Guardiano 11,476 5.80
PRP Ferdy Victolero 6,303 3.18
Total votes 197,846 100
PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan's 4th District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Atorni Henry Villarica 191,992 100
Total votes 191,992 100
PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan 4th District.
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Linabelle Villarica 216,963 84%
NPC Joan Alarilla 40,043 16%
Total votes 257,006 100%
Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Linabelle Villarica 183,983 90.82%
Independent Jovel Lopez 18,598 9.18%
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout 202,581 100%
Liberal hold

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Linabelle Villarica 178,643 81.01
Lakas–Kampi Salvador Pleyto 27,072 12.28
PDP–Laban Jovel Lopez 14,807 6.71
Total votes 244,859 100.00
Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

2007

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Reylina Nicolas 88,121 48.94
KAMPI Salvador Pleyto 60,260 33.47
UNO Rudolph Bryan De Silva 31,666 17.59
Total votes 180,047 100.00
Lakas hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  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 March 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Republic Act No. 9230 (18 December 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, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved November 15, 2023
  8. ↑ Republic Act No. 11546 (27 May 2021), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved November 15, 2023

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