Baguio's at-large congressional district

Baguio's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional district of the Philippines in the city of Baguio. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1992. It was previously included in Benguet's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1992. The district is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Marquez Go of the Nacionalista Party (NP).^[3]

Baguio's at-large congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Baguio within Benguet
City	Baguio
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Population	345,366 (2015)^[1]
Electorate	164,125 (2019)^[2]
Area	57.51 km^2 (22.20 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1992
Representative	Marquez Go
Political party	Nacionalista
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Term of office		National Assembly		Seat A					Seat B
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history		Member		Party	Electoral history
Baguio's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic)
District created September 7, 1943.^[4]
–	September 25, 1943	February 2, 1944	3rd			Florendo Aquino	KALIBAPI	Elected in 1943.			Nicasio S. Valderrosa	KALIBAPI	Appointed as an ex officio member.
District dissolved into Benguet's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
#	Term of office		Batasang Pambansa		Single seat				Seat eliminated
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Baguio's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa
District re-created February 1, 1984.^[5]
–	July 23, 1984	March 25, 1986	2nd			Arturo V. Barbero	KBL	Elected in 1984.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Benguet's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
1	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1992	8th			Honorato Y. Aquino	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.
District dissolved into Benguet's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
#	Term of office		Congress		Single seat
	Start	End			Member		Party	Electoral history
Baguio's at-large district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
2	June 30, 1992	June 30, 2001	9th			Bernardo M. Vergara	NPC	Elected in 1992.
			10th				Lakas–NUCD	Re-elected in 1995.
			11th					Re-elected in 1998.
3	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th			Mauricio G. Domogan	Lakas–CMD	Elected in 2001.
			13th					Re-elected in 2004.
			14th				Lakas Kampi	Re-elected in 2007.
(2)	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2013	15th			Bernardo M. Vergara	UNA	Elected in 2010.
4	June 30, 2013	June 30, 2016	16th			Nicasio M. Aliping, Jr.	Independent	Elected in 2013.
5	June 30, 2016	Incumbent	17th			Marquez O. Go	Nacionalista	Elected in 2016.
			18th					Re-elected in 2019.
			19th					Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Lone District of Baguio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Mark Go	99,372	75.11
	Independent	Nicasio Aliping Jr.	30,156	22.79
	Independent	Edgardo Duque	982	0.74
	PDDS	Rafael Wasan	729	0.55
	Independent	Reynaldo Diaz Jr.	689	0.52
	Independent	Alexis Abano	375	0.28
Valid ballots			132,303	94.87
Invalid or blank votes			7,158	5.13
Total votes			139,461	100
	Nacionalista hold

2019

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Baguio's Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Mark Go	45,687
	Independent	Nicasio Aliping Jr.	40,766
	NPC	Bernardo Vergara	20,649
	Independent	Rudy Aspilan	2,957
	Independent	Edgardo Duque	648
Invalid or blank votes			5,222
Total votes			115,929
	Nacionalista gain from Independent

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Baguio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Nicasio Aliping	33,402	38.40%
	Liberal	Marquez Go	31,529	36.25%
	UNA	Bernardo Vergara	20,902	24.03%
	Independent	Miguel Arvisu	576	0.66%
	Independent	Richard Zarate	478	0.55%
	Independent	Roam Manuel	89	0.10%
Total votes
	Independent gain from UNA

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election in Baguio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Bernardo Vergara	27,020	25.88
	Nacionalista	Rocky Thomas Balisong	17,965	17.21
	Liberal	Leandro Yangot, Jr.	16,639	15.94
	PMP	Edgar Avila	15,395	14.75
	Independent	Reinaldo Bautista, Jr.	12,833	12.29
	LDP	Braulio Yaranon	9,774	9.36
	PDP–Laban	Rabindranath Quilala	3,819	3.66
	Independent	Dwight Bello	793	0.76
	Independent	Felipe Ramos	155	0.15
Valid ballots			104,393	96.65
Invalid or blank votes			3,618	3.35
Total votes			108,011	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Philippine Commission on Elections. January 24, 2020. (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
3. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. "The 1943 Constitution". Official Gazette (Philippines). Retrieved March 11, 2021.
5. "Proclamation No. 2332, s. 1984". Official Gazette (Philippines). February 1984. Retrieved May 16, 2020.