Quezon City's 5th congressional district

Quezon City's 5th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2013.[3] Previously included in the 2nd district, it includes the barangays bordering the northern enclave of Caloocan more popularly known as Novaliches.[4] Primarily a residential area, it is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Alfred Vargas of the PDP–Laban.[5]

Quezon City's 5th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Quezon City's 5th congressional district in Quezon City
City	Quezon City
Region	Metro Manila
Population	535,798[1]
Electorate	204,483 (2016)[2]
Major settlements	Several barangays Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Botocan, Central, Kristong Hari, Damayang Lagi, Doña Aurora, Doña Imelda, Doña Josefa, Don Manuel, East Triangle, Horseshoe, Immaculate Conception, Kalusugan, Kamuning, Kaunlaran, Krus na Ligas, Laging Handa, Malaya, Mariana, Obrero, Old Capitol Site, Paligsahan, Pinyahan, Pinagkaisahan, QMC, Roxas, Sacred Heart, San Isidro Galas, San Martin de Porres (Cubao), San Vicente, Santo Niño, Santol, Sikatuna Village, South Triangle, Tatalon, Teachers Village East, Teachers Village West, U.P. Campus, U.P. Village, Valencia
Area	28.03 km^2 (10.82 sq mi)
Current constituency
Representative	Alfred Vargas
Political party	PDP–Laban
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
District created July 2, 2012, redistricted from the 2nd district.[6]
1		Alfred Vargas	June 30, 2013	Present	16th	Liberal	Elected in 2013.	2013–present: Bagbag, Capri, Fairview, Greater Lagro, Gulod, Kaligayahan, Nagkaisang Nayon, North Fairview, Novaliches Proper, Pasong Putik Proper, San Agustin, San Bartolome, Santa Lucia, Santa Monica
					17th		Re-elected in 2016.
					18th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 5th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alfred Vargas	64,701	56.29
	KKK	Mary Ann Susano	24,819	21.59
	UNA	Dante Liban	10,563	9.19
	Aksyon	Isagani Oro	4,495	3.91
Margin of victory			39,882	34.70%
Valid ballots			104,578	90.98
Invalid or blank votes			10,369	9.02
Total votes			114,947	100.00
	Liberal win (new seat)

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 5th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alfred Vargas	134,946
Invalid or blank votes			25,398
Total votes			160,344
	Liberal hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Quezon City's 5th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Alfred Vargas	132,047	85.7
	Independent	Angelito Francisco	9,064	5.9
	Independent	Rey Miranda	7,585	4.9
	Lakas	Joel Miranda	2,813	1.8
	Independent	Victor Francisco	2,527	1.7
Valid ballots			151,509	90.5
Invalid or blank votes			15,852	9.5
Total votes			167,361	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Quezon City

References

1. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015_Table%201_Legislative%20Districts.xlsx
2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved March 20, 2020.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
6. Congress of the Philippines (July 2, 2012). "Republic Act No. 10170". Retrieved June 13, 2016.