Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district

Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district
Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district in Negros Occidental
	Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Occidental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	464,026 (2020)
Electorate	291,349 (2022)
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities ; Himamaylan ; Municipalities ; Binalbagan ; Hinigaran ; Isabela ; La Castellana ; Moises Padilla ;
Area	1,220.00 km2 (471.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Dino Yulo
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Population464,026 (2020)^[1]

Electorate291,349 (2022)^[2]

Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district consists of the area in south-central Negros Occidental containing the city of Himamaylan and adjacent municipalities of Binalbagan, Hinigaran, Isabela, La Castellana and Moises Padilla.^[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Dino Yulo of the Lakas–CMD.^[5]^[6]

#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Negros Occidental's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987.^[4] Redistricted from Negros Occidental's at-large district.
1		Mariano M. Yulo	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1998	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Binalbagan, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Isabela, La Castellana, Moises Padilla
					9th	NPC	Re-elected in 1992.
					10th	NPC	Re-elected in 1995.
2		Jose Apolinario Lozada	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2004	11th	Lakas	Elected in 1998.
2		Jose Apolinario Lozada	June 30, 1998	June 30, 2004	12th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2001.
3		Iggy Arroyo	June 30, 2004	January 26, 2012	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
					14th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2007.
					15th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2010. Died in office.
4		Alejandro Y. Mirasol	June 4, 2012	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2012 to finish Arroyo's term.
					16th	Liberal	Re-elected in 2013.
					17th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2016.
5		Ma. Lourdes T. Arroyo-Lesaca	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Lakas	Elected in 2019.
6		Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	Lakas	Elected in 2022.
6		Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	20th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2025.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dino Yulo	Lakas–CMD	201,003	84.67
	Anton Occeno	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	36,406	15.33
Total			237,409	100.00

	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Emilio Bernardino "Dino" Yulo III	118,558	60.9
	Lakas	Marilou Arroyo-Lesaca (incumbent)	76,115	39.1
Total votes			194,673	100.00
	Independent gain from Lakas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alejandro Mirasol	88,897	50.93%
	Nacionalista	Emilio Yulo	85,638	49.06%
Invalid or blank votes			29,260
Total votes			203,795	100.00%

Election results

Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Negros Occidental's 5th congressional district in Negros Occidental
Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Occidental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	464,026 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	291,349 (2022)^[2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Himamaylan Municipalities Binalbagan Hinigaran Isabela La Castellana Moises Padilla
Area	1,220.00 km² (471.04 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Dino Yulo
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alejandro Mirasol	73,184	45.72
	Nacionalista	Emilio Yulo III	70,161	43.83
Margin of victory			3,023	1.89%
Invalid or blank votes			16,726	10.45
Total votes			160,071	100.00
	Liberal hold

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Alejandro Mirasol	Liberal Party	81,982	54.34
	Emilio Yulo III	Nacionalista Party	68,879	45.66
Total			150,861	100.00

Valid votes			150,861	99.51
Invalid/blank votes			750	0.49
Total votes			151,611	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				73.41

Majority			13,103	8.69
	Liberal Party gain from Lakas Kampi CMD
Source: ^[7]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Iggy Arroyo (incumbent)	Lakas–Kampi–CMD	117,894	87.43
	Rodolfo Magalona	Independent	16,945	12.57
Total			134,839	100.00

Valid votes			134,839	78.96
Invalid/blank votes			35,932	21.04
Total votes			170,771	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 Negros Island Region
Bacolod	At-large
Negros Occidental	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Negros Oriental	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Region VI	At-large*
Region VII	At-large*
Siquijor	At-large
Districts marked with asterisks (*) are defunct. Districts per region I II III IV-A V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII BARMM CAR Mimaropa NCR NIR