Capiz's 2nd congressional district

Capiz's 2nd congressional district
Capiz's 2nd congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Location of Capiz within the Philippines
Province	Capiz
Region	Western Visayas
Population	348,171 (2015)
Electorate	252,525 (2025)
Major settlements	10 LGUs Municipalities ; Cuartero ; Dao ; Dumalag ; Dumarao ; Ivisan ; Jamindan ; Mambusao ; Sapian ; Sigma ; Tapaz ;
Area	1,864.23 km2 (719.78 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Jane T. Castro
Political party	Lakas–CMD; One Capiz
Congressional bloc	Majority

Capiz's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.^[3] The district consists of the municipalities of Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Sigma and Tapaz. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Jane T. Castro of the Lakas–CMD and One Capiz.^[4]

List of members representing the district

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District created January 9, 1907.^[5]^[6]
	Jose Altavas (1877–1952)	October 16, 1907 – October 16, 1909	Independent	1st Legislature	Elected in 1907.	1907–1909 Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
	Leocadio Pajarillo	October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1912	Independent	2nd Legislature	Elected in 1909.	1909–1912 Calivo, Dumalag, Jamindan, Lezo, Libacao, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
	Simeon Dadivas	October 16, 1912 – July 27, 1914^[a]	Nacionalista	3rd Legislature	Elected in 1912. Died.	1912–1916 Banga, Calivo, Dumalag, Jamindan, Lezo, Libacao, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
Vacant (July 27 – October 10, 1914)					—
	Emiliano Acevedo	October 10, 1914 – October 16, 1916	Progresista		Elected in 1914 to finish Dadivas's term.

House of Representatives (1916–1935)

Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
Leopoldo Alba Mobo	October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919	Nacionalista	4th Legislature	Elected in 1916.	1916–1919 Banga, Calivo, Dumalag, Jamindan, Lezo, Libacao, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
Jose A. Urquiola	June 3, 1919 – June 6, 1922	Nacionalista	5th Legislature	Elected in 1919.	1919–1931 Altavas, Balete, Banga, Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
Agustin Aldea	June 6, 1922 – June 2, 1925	Nacionalista Colectivista	6th Legislature	Elected in 1922.
Jose Altavas (1877–1952)	June 2, 1925 – June 5, 1928	Nacionalista Consolidado	7th Legislature	Elected in 1925.
Jose A. Dorado (1893–1984)	June 5, 1928 – November 15, 1935	Nacionalista Consolidado	8th Legislature	Elected in 1928.
		Nacionalista Consolidado	9th Legislature	Re-elected in 1931.	1931–1935 Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
		Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia	10th Legislature	Re-elected in 1934.

1934 Constitutional Convention (1934–1935)

Seat A							Seat B							Legislature	Constituencies
Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Legislature	Constituencies
	Antonio A. Arcenas	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.			Cornelio Villareal (1904–1992)	July 30, 1934 – February 19, 1935		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1934.		1934 Constitutional Convention	1934–1935 Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz

National Assembly (1935–1945)

Commonwealth

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
	Jose A. Dorado (1893–1984)	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia	1st National Assembly	Re-elected in 1935.	1935–1941 Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
	Jose A. Dorado (1893–1984)	November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941	Nacionalista	2nd National Assembly	Re-elected in 1938.
District dissolved into the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the Second Republic National Assembly.

House of Representatives (1945–1972)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created May 24, 1945.
	Cornelio Villareal (1904–1992)	June 9, 1945 – September 23, 1972	Nacionalista	1st Commonwealth Congress	Elected in 1941.	1945–1957 Altavas, Balete, Banga, Batan, Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, New Washington, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
			Liberal	2nd Commonwealth Congress	Re-elected in 1946.
				1st Congress	Re-elected in 1946.
				2nd Congress	Re-elected in 1949.
				3rd Congress	Re-elected in 1953.
				4th Congress	Re-elected in 1957.	1957–1972 Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
				5th Congress	Re-elected in 1961.
				6th Congress	Re-elected in 1965.
				7th Congress	Re-elected in 1969. Term cut short upon the imposition of martial law.
District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the two-seat Capiz's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

1971 Constitutional Convention (1971–1972)

Seat A							Seat B							Legislature	Constituencies
Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office	Party		Electoral history		Legislature	Constituencies
	Dandy Tupaz	June 1, 1971 – November 29, 1972		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1970.			Pedro Exmundo	June 1, 1971 – November 29, 1972		Nonpartisan	Elected in 1970.		1971 Constitutional Convention	1971–1972 Dumalag, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz

House of Representatives (1987–present)

Portrait	Member (Lifespan)	Term of office		Legislature	Electoral history	Constituencies
District re-created February 2, 1987.
	Cornelio Villareal (1904–1992)	June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992	Liberal	8th Congress	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Sigma, Tapaz
	Vicente Andaya Jr.	June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001	Lakas	9th Congress	Elected in 1992.
				10th Congress	Re-elected in 1995.
				11th Congress	Re-elected in 1998.
	Fredenil Castro (born 1951)	June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010	Liberal	12th Congress	Elected in 2001.
			Liberal	13th Congress	Re-elected in 2004.
			Lakas	14th Congress	Re-elected in 2007.
	Jane T. Castro (born 1958)	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013	Lakas (until 2011)	15th Congress	Elected in 2010.
	Jane T. Castro (born 1958)	June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013	NUP (from 2011)	15th Congress	Elected in 2010.
	Fredenil Castro (born 1951)	June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022	NUP (until 2018)	16th Congress	Elected in 2013.
			NUP (until 2018)	17th Congress	Re-elected in 2016.
			Lakas (from 2018)	17th Congress	Re-elected in 2016.
			Lakas (from 2018)	18th Congress	Re-elected in 2019.
	Jane T. Castro (born 1958)	June 30, 2022 – present	Lakas (One Capiz)	19th Congress	Elected in 2022.
	Jane T. Castro (born 1958)	June 30, 2022 – present	Lakas (One Capiz)	20th Congress	Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Jane T. Castro (incumbent)	109,147	69.51
	Liberal	Roberto Lastimoso	47,885	30.49
Valid ballots			157,032	95.07
Invalid or blank votes			8,148	4.93
Total votes			165,180	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Fredenil Castro	77,293	56.37
	Liberal	Maria Andaya	59,829	43.63
Valid ballots			137,122	93.50
Invalid or blank votes			9,536	6.50
Total votes			146,658	100.00
	NUP hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Fredenil Castro (incumbent)	118,433	100.00
Valid ballots			118,433	64.99
Invalid or blank votes			63,800	35.01
Total votes			182,233	100.00
	NUP hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Fredenil Castro (incumbent)	136,929	95.86
	PDDS	Maria Vilma Besada	5,907	4.14
Total votes			142,836	100.00
	Lakas hold

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Jane T. Castro	110,609	58.92
	PDP–Laban	Jun Labao	73,243	39.02
	PROMDI	Bulilit Martinez	3,861	2.06
Total votes			187,713	100.00
	Lakas hold

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in Capiz
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Jane T. Castro (incumbent)	157,199	100.00
Valid ballots			157,199	73.39
Invalid or blank votes			56,999	26.61
Total votes			214,198	100.00
	Lakas hold

Notes

↑ Died in office.

References

↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
↑ "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
↑ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[died-7] Died in office.

[psa-1] "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[voters-2] "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[congleg-3] "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[congmem-4] "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[electionlaw-5] "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[6] Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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