# Laguna's 3rd congressional district

Laguna's 3rd congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Laguna. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. The district consists of the city of San Pablo and adjacent municipalities of Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal and Victoria bordering Batangas and Quezon also facing the province of Rizal. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Loreto S. Amante of the Lakas–CMD.

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Laguna's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Florante L. Aquino (1950–2018) | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 1 | | | Florante L. Aquino (1950–2018) | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 1 | | | Florante L. Aquino (1950–2018) | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 2 | | | Danton Q. Bueser (born 1951) | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 11th | Liberal | Elected in 1998. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 2 | | | Danton Q. Bueser (born 1951) | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 12th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2001. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 2 | | | Danton Q. Bueser (born 1951) | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2004. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 3 | | | Maria Evita R. Arago (born 1975) | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 14th | Liberal | Elected in 2007. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 3 | | | Maria Evita R. Arago (born 1975) | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2013 | 15th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2010. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 4 | | | Sol Aragones (born 1977) | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 16th | UNA | Elected in 2013. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 4 | | | Sol Aragones (born 1977) | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 17th | UNA | Re-elected in 2016. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 4 | | | Sol Aragones (born 1977) | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2019. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 5 | | | Loreto S. Amante (born 1982) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2022. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |
| 5 | | | Loreto S. Amante (born 1982) | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Elected in 2022. | 1987–present Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Victoria |

## Election results
### 1992

1992 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Florento Aquino | 51,246 | 43.34 |
| | Nacionalista | Valeriano Plantilla | 24,059 | 20.35 |
| | LP–PDP | Ramon De Roma | 20,856 | 17.64 |
| | Lakas | Reynaldo Pineda | 9,689 | 8.19 |
| | NPC | Virgilio Gesmundo | 8,669 | 7.33 |
| | PRP | Marty Desphy | 3,639 | 3.08 |
| | KBL | Abelardo Ardez | 81 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,239 | 100.00 |

### 1995

1995 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Florante Aquino | 74,835 | 55.86% |
| | LDP | Dolores Potenciano | 43,821 | 32.71% |
| | NPC | Nelson Agapay | 15,316 | 11.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,972 | 100.00 |

### 1998

1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Danton Bueser | 51,830 | 32.24% |
| | Lakas | Dolores Potenciano | 46,236 | 28.76% |
| | LAMMP | Cesar Dizon | 34,508 | 21.46% |
| | Reporma | Arcadio Najie Gapangada | 24,467 | 15.22% |
| | PROMDI | Conrado Manicad | 3,746 | 2.33% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,787 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Nacionalista | Liberal gain from Nacionalista | Liberal gain from Nacionalista | Liberal gain from Nacionalista |

### 2001

2001 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Danton Bueser | 89,065 | 61.98% |
| | Lakas | Vicente Amante | 54,623 | 38.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,688 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2004

2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Danton Bueser | 143,377 | 87.93% |
| | KNP | Conrado Manicad | 19,687 | 12.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,064 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2007

2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Maria Evita Arago | 60,449 | 35.87% |
| | NPC | Arcadio Najie Gapangada | 44,871 | 26.63% |
| | Lakas | Florante Aquino | 38,620 | 22.92% |
| | KAMPI | Adoracion Alava | 12,808 | 7.6% |
| | KAMPI | Enrico Velasco | 5,733 | 3.4% |
| | Independent | Damaso Amante | 5,313 | 3.15% |
| | Independent | Andrew Atienza | 732 | 0.43% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 168,526 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Maria Evita Arago | 123,638 | 61.64 |
| | NPC | Katherine Agapay | 60,751 | 30.69 |
| | PMP | Florante Aquino | 16,202 | 8.08 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 200,591 | 94.85 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,895 | 5.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 211,486 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Sol Aragones-Sampelo | 92,273 | 50.58 |
| | Liberal | Maria Evita Arago (Incumbent) | 81,764 | 44.82 |
| | PDP–Laban | Celia Lopez | 8,386 | 4.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 195,772 | 100.00 |
| | UNA gain from Liberal | UNA gain from Liberal | UNA gain from Liberal | UNA gain from Liberal |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Sol Aragones-Sampelo | 154,339 | 71.12 |
| | Liberal | Florante Aquino | 40,783 | 18.79 |
| | NPC | Damaso Amante | 19,938 | 9.18 |
| | Lakas | Maria Christina Villamor | 1,923 | 0.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,983 | 100.00 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | Sol Aragones-Sampelo | 214,899 | 95.76 |
| | Independent | Ma. Cristina Villamor | 6,078 | 2.69 |
| | Independent | King Mediano | 3,508 | 1.55 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,375 | 100.00 |
| | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold |

### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Loreto Amante | 197,324 | 72.76 |
| | PROMDI | Angelica Jones Alarva | 68,044 | 25.09 |
| | Aksyon | Ma. Cristina Villamor | 3,778 | 1.39 |
| | Independent | King Mediano | 2,053 | 0.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,199 | 100.00 |
| | PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista | PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista | PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista | PDP–Laban gain from Nacionalista |