Palawan's 2nd congressional district

Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	438,769 (2020)
Electorate	275,287 (2025)
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities ; Balabac ; Bataraza ; Brooke's Point ; Narra ; Quezon ; Rizal ; Sofronio Española ;
Area	6,116.50 km2 (2,361.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jose Chavez Alvarez
Political party	NPC; PPPL
Congressional bloc	Majority

ProvincePalawan

RegionMimaropa

Population438,769 (2020)^[1]

Electorate275,287 (2025)^[2]

Palawan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Palawan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987.^[3] The district encompasses the southern portion of Palawan Island including the Balabac Island group. It consists of the municipalities of Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal and Sofronio Española.^[4] Prior to redistricting in 2012, the district also included the capital city Puerto Princesa and the municipality of Aborlan.^[5] The district is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jose C. Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and Partidong Pagbabago ng Palawan (PPPL).^[6]

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#	Image	Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Image	Member	Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Palawan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
District created February 2, 1987 from Palawan's at-large district.^[5]
1		Ramon Mitra Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–1992 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Marcos, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon
1		Ramon Mitra Jr.	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th	LDP	Elected in 1987.
2		Alfredo Amor E. Abueg Jr.	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.	1992–1995 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal
					10th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1995.	1995–2013 Aborlan, Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
					11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
3		Abraham Mitra	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Liberal	Elected in 2001.
					13th		Re-elected in 2004.
					14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4		Victorino Dennis Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
4		Victorino Dennis Socrates	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th	NUP	Elected in 2010.
5		Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	16th	NUP	Elected in 2013.	2013–present Balabac, Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Narra, Quezon, Rizal, Sofronio Española
5		Frederick F. Abueg	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2019	17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
6		Beng Abueg-Zaldivar	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PPPL	Elected in 2019.
6		Beng Abueg-Zaldivar	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	Liberal	Elected in 2019.
7		Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP (PPPL)	Elected in 2022.
7		Jose C. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	20th	NPC (PPPL)	Re-elected in 2025.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose Alvarez (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	139,469	67.29
	Beng Abueg	Liberal Party	67,801	32.71
Total			207,270	100.00

Valid votes			207,270	91.38
Invalid/blank votes			19,563	8.62
Total votes			226,833	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			275,287	82.40
	Nationalist People's Coalition hold
Source: Commission on Elections

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose Alvarez	PDP–Laban	99,081	51.77
	Beng Abueg (incumbent)	Liberal Party	62,210	32.50
	Pen Cascolan	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	14,792	7.73
	Edwin Gastanes	Independent	13,063	6.83
	Rico Mejorada	Independent	1,153	0.60
	Magnolia May de Leon	Independent	1,093	0.57
Total			191,392	100.00

Total votes			215,762	–
Registered voters/turnout			260,323	82.88
	PDP–Laban gain from Liberal Party
Source: Commission on Elections

v t e Congressional districts for the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Mimaropa
Capiz	At-large* 3rd*
Marinduque	At-large
Mindoro	At-large*
Occidental Mindoro	At-large
Oriental Mindoro	At-large* 1st 2nd
Palawan	At-large* 1st 2nd 3rd
Region IV–A	At-large*
Romblon	At-large
Tayabas	At-large* 2nd
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

Palawan's 2nd congressional district

Palawan's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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Palawan's 2nd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Palawan within the Philippines
Province	Palawan
Region	Mimaropa
Population	438,769 (2020)^[1]
Electorate	275,287 (2025)^[2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Municipalities Balabac Bataraza Brooke's Point Narra Quezon Rizal Sofronio Española
Area	6,116.50 km² (2,361.59 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Jose Chavez Alvarez
Political party	NPC PPPL
Congressional bloc	Majority