# Albay's 3rd congressional district

Albay's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Albay. 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 city of Ligao and adjacent municipalities of Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Oas, Pio Duran and Polangui. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Fernando Cabredo of the National Unity Party.

## 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 |
| Albay's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly ||||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907. ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Ángel Roco | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Progresista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 2 | | | Félix Samson | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1907–1916 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 3 | | | Ceferino Villareal | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | 1907–1916 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands ||||||||||
| 4 | | | Tomás Luna | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Progresista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 5 | | | Mariano O. Marbella | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 6 | | | Pedro Sabido | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1934 | 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista | Elected in 1922. | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 6 | | | Pedro Sabido | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1934 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1925. | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 6 | | | Pedro Sabido | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1934 | 8th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1928. | 1916–1931 Camalig, Guinobatan, Jovellar, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 6 | | | Pedro Sabido | June 6, 1922 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado | Re-elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 7 | | | Sulpicio V. Cea | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático | Elected in 1934. | 1931–1935 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| # | 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 |
| Albay's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) ||||||||||
| (6) | | | Pedro Sabido | September 16, 1935 | November 3, 1939 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia | Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| (6) | | | Pedro Sabido | September 16, 1935 | November 3, 1939 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. Resigned on appointment as National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation manager. | 1935–1941 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 8 | | | Marcial O. Rañola | December 10, 1940 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1940 to finish Sabido's term. | 1935–1941 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| District dissolved into the two-seat Albay'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 |
| Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ||||||||||
| District re-created May 24, 1945. ||||||||||
| (8) | | | Marcial O. Rañola | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| # | 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 |
| Albay's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines ||||||||||
| (8) | | | Marcial O. Rañola | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 9 | | | Pío Duran | December 30, 1949 | February 28, 1961 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1949. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 9 | | | Pío Duran | December 30, 1949 | February 28, 1961 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1953. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 9 | | | Pío Duran | December 30, 1949 | February 28, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1957. Died in office. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| — | vacant | vacant | vacant | February 28, 1961 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 10 | | | Josefina B. Duran | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1969 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1961. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 10 | | | Josefina B. Duran | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Liberal | Re-elected in 1965. | 1946–1969 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Polangui |
| 11 | | | Roberto M. Sabido | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | 1969–1972 Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| District dissolved into the twelve-seat Region V's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the three-seat Albay's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. ||||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. ||||||||||
| 12 | | | Elfren R. Sarte | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | Liberal | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 13 | | | Al Francis Bichara | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | 9th | NPC | Elected in 1992. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 14 | | | Romeo R. Salalima | June 30, 1995 | June 30, 1998 | 10th | NPC | Elected in 1995. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 15 | | | Joey Salceda | June 30, 1998 | February 10, 2007 | 11th | Lakas | Elected in 1998. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 15 | | | Joey Salceda | June 30, 1998 | February 10, 2007 | 12th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2001. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 15 | | | Joey Salceda | June 30, 1998 | February 10, 2007 | 13th | Lakas | Re-elected in 2004. Resigned on appointment as presidential chief of staff. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| — | vacant | vacant | vacant | February 10, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | 13th | – | No special election held to fill vacancy. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 16 | | | Reno Lim | June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | 14th | NPC | Elected in 2007. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 17 | | | Fernando V. Gonzalez | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 17 | | | Fernando V. Gonzalez | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 17 | | | Fernando V. Gonzalez | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2016. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 18 | | | Fernando Cabredo | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |
| 18 | | | Fernando Cabredo | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Re-elected in 2022. | 1987–present Guinobatan, Jovellar, Libon, Ligao, Oas, Pio Duran, Polangui |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NUP | Fernando Cabredo | 165,111 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,111 | 100 |
| | NUP hold | NUP hold | NUP hold | NUP hold |

### 2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Fernando Cabredo | 107,384 | 52.18 |
| | NPC | Reno Lim | 88,745 | 43.12 |
| | Independent | Mario Marcos | 8,344 | 4.05 |
| | Independent | Elmer Felix Pornel | 1,316 | 0.63 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 30,776 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 237,284 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,639 | 9.06 |
| | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold | PDP–Laban hold |

### 2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Fernando Gonzalez | 174,554 | |
| | Independent | Oliver Olaybal | 10,134 | |
| | Independent | Elmer Felix Pornel | 2,803 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 40,554 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 228,045 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Fernando Gonzalez | 101,270 | 64.36 |
| | Independent | Dante Arandia | 40,634 | 25.82 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,636 | 38.54% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 15,449 | 9.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 157,353 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Fernando Gonzalez | 96,000 | 47.00 |
| | NPC | Reno Lim | 68,701 | 33.64 |
| | Nacionalista | Brando Sael | 23,487 | 11.50 |
| | Independent | Armando Redillas | 1,328 | 0.65 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 189,516 | 92.79 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 14,715 | 7.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 204,231 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC |