Masbate's 2nd congressional district

Masbate's 2nd congressional district
Masbate's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Masbate within the Philippines
Province	Masbate
Region	Bicol Region
Population	404,366 (2020)
Electorate	252,110 (2022)
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities ; Masbate City ; Municipalities ; Aroroy ; Baleno ; Balud ; Mandaon ; Milagros ; Mobo ;
Area	2,053.25 km2 (792.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Olga Kho
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

ProvinceMasbate

Population404,366 (2020)^[1]

Electorate252,110 (2022)^[2]

Masbate's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Masbate. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the western half of Masbate Island consisting of the provincial capital Masbate City and the municipalities of Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Milagros and Mobo.^[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Olga Kho of the Lakas–CMD.^[5]

#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Masbate's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.^[4]
1		Luz Cleta R. Bakunawa	June 30, 1987	February 28, 1998	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Aroroy, Baleno, Balud, Mandaon, Masbate City, Milagros, Mobo
					9th	LDP	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1995.
2		Emilio R. Espinosa Jr.	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2007	11th	LAMMP	Elected in 1998.
					12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
					13th	NPC	Re-elected in 2004.
3		Antonio T. Kho	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	14th	Lakas	Elected in 2007.
3		Antonio T. Kho	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2013	15th	Lakas–Kampi	Re-elected in 2010.
4		Olga Kho	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2022	16th	Lakas	Elected in 2013.
					17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.
5		Ara Kho	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.
5		Ara Kho	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.
(4)		Elisa Olga Kho	June 30, 2025	Present	20th	Lakas	Elected in 2025.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Elisa Olga Kho	Lakas–CMD	141,264	71.78
	Noel Tuason	Liberal Party	53,596	27.23
	Sherman Valera	Independent	1,954	0.99
Total			196,814	100.00

Valid votes			196,814	90.06
Invalid/blank votes			21,713	9.94
Total votes			218,527	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			274,067	79.73
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Elisa Olga Kho	60,592	40.51
	NPC	Darius Tuason	42,363	28.32
Margin of victory			18,229	12.19%
Invalid or blank votes			46,619	31.17
Total votes			149,574	100.00
	Lakas hold

Election results

Masbate's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

Location of Masbate within the Philippines
Province	Masbate
Region	Bicol Region
Population	404,366 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	252,110 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities Masbate City Municipalities Aroroy Baleno Balud Mandaon Milagros Mobo
Area	2,053.25 km² (792.76 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Olga Kho
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Antonio Kho (incumbent)	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	68,300	58.61
	Darius Tuason Sr.	Nationalist People's Coalition	48,232	41.39
Total			116,532	100.00

Valid votes			116,532	86.42
Invalid/blank votes			18,304	13.58
Total votes			134,836	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

v t e Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the Bicol Region
Ambos Camarines	At-large* 1st* 2nd* 3rd*
Albay	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th*
Camarines Norte	At-large* 1st 2nd
Camarines Sur	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Catanduanes	At-large
Masbate	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Region V	At-large*
Sorsogon	At-large* 1st 2nd
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