Tarlac's 2nd congressional district is one of the three
congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of
Tarlac. It has been represented in the
House of Representatives of the Philippines
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since 1916 and earlier in the
Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.
The district consists of the provincial capital,
Tarlac City, and adjacent municipalities of
Gerona,
San Jose and
Victoria. It is currently represented in the
19th Congress by Christian Tell Yap of the
Nationalist People's Coalition
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History
Formation
In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...
(NPC).
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the southern municipalities of
Bamban,
Capas,
Concepcion,
La Paz
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, Tarlac, and Victoria.
Representation history
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
See also
*
Legislative districts of Tarlac
References
{{Philippine congressional districts in Region III
Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Tarlac
1907 establishments in the Philippines
Congressional districts of Central Luzon
Constituencies established in 1907