Quezon's 2nd congressional district is one of the four

congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Rep ...

in the province of

Quezon Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon () and historically known as Tayabas, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon Regions of the Philippines, region on Luzon. Lucena, a highly urbanized ci ...

, formerly Tayabas. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of Quezon's capital city of

Lucena Lucena (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially known as the City of Lucena (), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The city is the largest urban center and capital of ...

and adjacent municipalities of Candelaria, Dolores,

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Sariaya Sariaya (), officially the Municipality of Sariaya (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 161,868 people making it the second most populous in Quezon after the capita ...

and

Tiaong Tiaong (), officially the Municipality of Tiaong (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,265 people. Tiaong is from Lucena and from Manila. Its name is derived from ...

. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by David C. Suarez of

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. Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the second district encompassed the eastern Quezon municipalities of Agdangan, Alabat,

Atimonan Atimonan, officially the Municipality of Atimonan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,260 people. Etymology There are three plausible origins of the name of t ...

, Buenavista,

Calauag Calauag, officially the Municipality of Calauag (; ), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,809 people. History According to the writings of Valentin Martin in his " ...

Catanauan Catanauan, officially the Municipality of Catanauan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,752 people. Histor ...

, General Luna,

Guinayangan Guinayangan, officially the Municipality of Guinayangan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,045 people. The municipality is home to the Maulawin Spring Protected ...

Gumaca Gumaca, officially the Municipality of Gumaca (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,942 people. History Formerly known as Bumaka (meaning "the one who fought"), t ...

, Lopez,

Macalelon Macalelon, officially the Municipality of Macalelon (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,312 people. The Tikoy Festival (rice cake) and the Kubol Festival are well ...

Mulanay Mulanay, officially the Municipality of Mulanay (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,576 people. The municipality is being considered to be listed in the tentativ ...

, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, Plaridel,

, San Andres,

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, San Narciso,

Tagkawayan Tagkawayan, officially the Municipality of Tagkawayan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,003 people. Tagkawayan is derived from the Tagalog phrase ''taga-kaw ...

, and Unisan. In 1922, Padre Burgos, then known as Laguimanoc, became part of this district beginning in 1922 after being initially part of the first district since its creation as a municipality in 1917.

Marinduque Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac, the most popul ...

, a former sub-province of Tayabas (now Quezon), was also part of this district until it was granted its own representation beginning in 1922, two years after its re-establishment as an independent province. Following the restoration of the Congress in 1987, the aforementioned municipalities were realigned into the new

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and fourth districts, respectively, and this district was redefined to encompass the western part of Quezon, a configuration that remains up to date.

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Mimaropa Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Quezon 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Calabarzon Constituencies established in 1907