Rizal's 2nd congressional district is one of the six

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in the province of

Rizal Rizal, officially the Province of Rizal ( fil, Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is the city of Antipolo. It is about east of Manila. The province is named after José R ...

. 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 the municipalities of Baras, Cardona,

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, Morong,

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, Tanay and

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. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III of the

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(LP). In 2021, the towns of Rodriguez and San Mateo, which have been part of the 2nd district since its creation, have been separated from the district to form their own respective legislative districts as the 3rd and 4th legislative districts of Rizal respectively. by virtue of Republic Act 11533. Their first representatives are elected in the

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Representation history

Election results

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References

{{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Rizal History of Metro Manila 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Calabarzon Constituencies established in 1907