Masbate's 3rd congressional district

Masbate's 3rd congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Masbate within the Philippines
Province	Masbate
Region	Bicol Region
Population	326,903 (2020)
Electorate	216,086 (2022)
Major settlements	8 LGUs Municipalities Cataingan Cawayan Dimasalang Esperanza Palanas Pio V. Corpuz Placer Uson
Area	1,284.05 km2 (495.77 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Wilton T. Kho
Political party	Lakas–CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Masbate's 3rd 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. The district encompasses the eastern half of Masbate Island consisting of the municipalities of Cataingan, Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V. Corpuz, Placer and Uson. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Wilton T. Kho of the Lakas–CMD.

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987.
1			Moises R. Espinosa	June 30, 1987	March 17, 1989	8th	Independent	Elected in 1987. Died in office.	1987–present Cataingan, Cawayan, Dimasalang, Esperanza, Palanas, Pio V. Corpuz, Placer, Uson
2			Antonio T. Kho	June 30, 1992	June 30, 1995	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
3			Fausto L. Seachon Jr.	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	Lakas	Elected in 1995.
						11th	LAMMP	Re-elected in 1998.
						12th	NPC	Re-elected in 2001.
4			Rizalina Seachon Lanete	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2010	13th	NPC	Elected in 2004.
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
5			Scott Davies S. Lanete	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
6			Wilton T. Kho	June 30, 2019	Incumbent	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
						19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tonton Kho (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	127,161	89.18
	Ricar Vasquez	Liberal Party	15,436	10.82
Total			142,597	100.00
Valid votes			142,597	85.08
Invalid/blank votes			25,008	14.92
Total votes			167,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			216,678	77.35
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Wilton Kho (incumbent)	PDP–Laban	94,373	63.55
	Dayan Lanete	Nationalist People's Coalition	54,121	36.45
Total			148,494	100.00
Total votes			178,879	–
Registered voters/turnout			216,086	82.78
	PDP–Laban hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Scott Davies Lanete	63,684
	Nacionalista	Wilton Kho	48,722
Invalid or blank votes			32,902
Total votes			145,308
	NPC hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Scott Davies Lanete	48,011	40.28
	Liberal	Mac John Seachon	42,092	35.32
	Independent	Ricardo Yanson	1,963	1.65
Margin of victory			5,919	4.97%
Invalid or blank votes			27,120	22.75
Total votes			119,186	100.00
	NPC hold

2010

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Scott Davies Lanete	Nationalist People's Coalition	64,769	53.42
	Demphna Naga	Independent	53,879	44.44
	Alex Almario	Liberal Party	2,598	2.14
Total			121,246	100.00
Valid votes			121,246	88.94
Invalid/blank votes			15,071	11.06
Total votes			136,317	100.00
	Nationalist People's Coalition hold
Source: Commission on Elections

See also

• Legislative districts of Masbate