# Iloilo's 3rd congressional district

Iloilo's 3rd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the northwestern and central municipalities of Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina and Pototan. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lorenz R. Defensor of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the central Iloilo municipalities of Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, and Zarraga.

## Representation history

| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Iloilo's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Salvador Laguda | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Progresista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara |
| 2 | | | José López Vito | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Progresista | Elected in 1909. | 1907–1916 Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara |
| 3 | | | Ernesto Gustilo | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Independent | Elected in 1912. | 1907–1916 Cabatuan, Leon, Santa Barbara |
| Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 4 | | | Nicanor Gregorius | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Progresista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Cabatuan, Leon, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 5 | | | José E. Locsin | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1922 Cabatuan, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 6 | | | Tomás Confesor | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista | Elected in 1922. | 1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 6 | | | Tomás Confesor | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | 1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 6 | | | Tomás Confesor | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1928. | 1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 7 | | | Silvestre Villa | June 2, 1931 | November 3, 1933 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Elected in 1931. Died. | 1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| 8 | | | Atanasio Ampig | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Elected in 1934. | 1922–1935 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | National Assembly | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Iloilo's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| (6) | | | Tomás Confesor | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| (8) | | | Atanasio Ampig | December 30, 1938 | December 17, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. Died. | 1935–1941 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Iloilo's at-large district and the two-seat Iloilo City's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). ||||||||||
| # | Image | Image | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| # | Image | Image | Member | Start | End | Common wealth Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
| Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| 9 | | | Tiburcio Lutero | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| # | 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 |
| Iloilo's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| (9) | | | Tiburcio Lutero | May 29, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Liberal | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 10 | | | Patricio V. Confesor | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1953 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1949–1957 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 11 | | | Ramón C. Tabiana | December 30, 1953 | November 10, 1955 | 3rd | Liberal | Elected in 1953. | 1949–1957 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 12 | | | Domitilo G. Abordo | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | 1957–1969 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| (11) | | | Ramón C. Tabiana | December 30, 1961 | December 20, 1964 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1961. Died. | 1957–1969 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 13 | | | Gloria M. Tabiana | November 9, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1965 to finish her husband's term. | 1957–1969 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 13 | | | Gloria M. Tabiana | November 9, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 6th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1965. | 1957–1969 Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| 13 | | | Gloria M. Tabiana | November 9, 1965 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1969–1972 Badiangan, Cabatuan, Janiuay, Leon, New Lucena, Maasin, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Zarraga |
| District dissolved into the sixteen-seat Region VI's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Iloilo's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. ||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. ||||||||||
| 14 | | | Licurgo P. Tirador | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 14 | | | Licurgo P. Tirador | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 14 | | | Licurgo P. Tirador | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 15 | | | Manuel P. Parcon | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | Lakas | Elected in 1998. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 16 | | | Arthur Defensor Sr. | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 16 | | | Arthur Defensor Sr. | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 16 | | | Arthur Defensor Sr. | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2007. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 17 | | | Arthur Defensor Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 17 | | | Arthur Defensor Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 17 | | | Arthur Defensor Jr. | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 18 | | | Lorenz R. Defensor | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |
| 18 | | | Lorenz R. Defensor | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. | 1987–present Badiangan, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin, Mina, Pototan |

## Election results
### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arthur Defensor Jr. | 148,941 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 38,616 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 187,557 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arthur Defensor Jr. | 96,514 | 71.87 |
| | UNA | Francis Lavilla | 23,394 | 17.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 73,120 | 54.45% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,377 | 10.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,285 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Arthur Defensor Jr. | 89,960 | 55.59 |
| | Liberal | Rene Villa | 54,117 | 33.44 |
| | PMP | Zafiro Lauron | 17,755 | 10.97 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 161,832 | 94.75 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,964 | 5.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,796 | 100.00 |
| | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold | Lakas–Kampi hold |

### 1965

1965 Iloilo's 3rd congressional district special election/1965 Philippine House of Representatives election at Iloilo's 3rd congressional district :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Gloria Tabiana | Liberal Party | 30,761 | 55.99 |
| | Domitilo Abordo | Nacionalista Party | 24,156 | 43.97 |
| | Severino Simundo | Republican Party (independent) | 20 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 54,937 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold | Liberal Party hold |
| Source: COMELEC |||||