Baguio's at-large congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Baguio within Benguet
CityBaguio
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
Population345,366 (2015)[1]
Electorate164,125 (2019)[2]
Area57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1992
RepresentativeMarquez Go
Political party  Nacionalista
Congressional blocMajority

Baguio's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the city of Baguio. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1992. It was previously included in Benguet's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1992. The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Marquez Go of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[3]

Representation history

# Term of office National
Assembly		 Seat A Seat B
Start End Member Party Electoral history Member Party Electoral history

Baguio's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)

District created September 7, 1943.[4]
– September 25, 1943 February 2, 1944 3rd Florendo Aquino KALIBAPI Elected in 1943. Nicasio S. Valderrosa KALIBAPI Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Benguet's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
# Term of office Batasang
Pambansa		 Single seat Seat eliminated
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Baguio's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa

District re-created February 1, 1984.[5]
– July 23, 1984 March 25, 1986 2nd Arturo V. Barbero KBL Elected in 1984.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Benguet's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

1 June 30, 1987 June 30, 1992 8th Honorato Y. Aquino Lakas ng Bansa Elected in 1987.
District dissolved into Benguet's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
# Term of office Congress Single seat
StartEnd Member Party Electoral history

Baguio's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

2 June 30, 1992 June 30, 2001 9th Bernardo M. Vergara NPC Elected in 1992.
10th Lakas–NUCD Re-elected in 1995.
11th Re-elected in 1998.
3 June 30, 2001 June 30, 2010 12th Mauricio G. Domogan Lakas–CMD Elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
14th Lakas Kampi Re-elected in 2007.
(2) June 30, 2010 June 30, 2013 15th Bernardo M. Vergara UNA Elected in 2010.
4 June 30, 2013 June 30, 2016 16th Nicasio M. Aliping, Jr. Independent Elected in 2013.
5 June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th Marquez O. Go Nacionalista Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.
19th Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Lone District of Baguio
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Go 99,372 75.11
Independent Nicasio Aliping Jr. 30,156 22.79
Independent Edgardo Duque 982 0.74
PDDS Rafael Wasan 729 0.55
Independent Reynaldo Diaz Jr. 689 0.52
Independent Alexis Abano 375 0.28
Valid ballots 132,303 94.87
Invalid or blank votes 7,158 5.13
Total votes 139,461 100
Nacionalista hold

2019

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Baguio's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Go 45,687
Independent Nicasio Aliping Jr. 40,766
NPC Bernardo Vergara 20,649
Independent Rudy Aspilan 2,957
Independent Edgardo Duque 648
Invalid or blank votes 5,222
Total votes 115,929
Nacionalista gain from Independent

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Baguio
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Nicasio Aliping 33,402 38.40%
Liberal Marquez Go 31,529 36.25%
UNA Bernardo Vergara 20,902 24.03%
Independent Miguel Arvisu 576 0.66%
Independent Richard Zarate 478 0.55%
Independent Roam Manuel 89 0.10%
Total votes
Independent gain from UNA

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election in Baguio
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Bernardo Vergara 27,020 25.88
Nacionalista Rocky Thomas Balisong 17,965 17.21
Liberal Leandro Yangot, Jr. 16,639 15.94
PMP Edgar Avila 15,395 14.75
Independent Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. 12,833 12.29
LDP Braulio Yaranon 9,774 9.36
PDP–Laban Rabindranath Quilala 3,819 3.66
Independent Dwight Bello 793 0.76
Independent Felipe Ramos 155 0.15
Valid ballots 104,393 96.65
Invalid or blank votes 3,618 3.35
Total votes 108,011 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Philippine Commission on Elections. January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved May 16, 2020.


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