Cebu's 6th congressional district
| Cebu's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Cebu's 6th congressional district in Cebu | |
 Location of Cebu within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 218,607 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 140,635 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | 2 LGUs
|
| Area | 89.05 km2 (34.38 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Daphne Lagon |
| Political party | Lakas-CMD |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cebu's 6th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the eastern municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova, and previously included the city of Lapu-Lapu until 2010 and the city of Mandaue until 2022. Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it encompassed the western municipalities of Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, and Ronda, and the city of Toledo. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Daphne Lagon of the Lakas-CMD.[4]
Representation history
[edit]| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 6th district for the Philippine Assembly[edit] | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Casiano Causing | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1916 Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Toledo | |
| 2 | Vicente Lozada | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1916 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. | |||||||
Cebu's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit] | ||||||||
| 3 | Miguel Raffiñan | October 16, 1916 | June 6, 1922 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1935 Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Ronda, Toledo | |
| 5th | Re-elected in 1919. | |||||||
| 4 | Nicolas Rafols | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1925 | 6th | Demócrata | Elected in 1922. | ||
| 5 | Pastor B. Noel | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1928 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| (4) | Nicolas Rafols | June 5, 1928 | June 2, 1931 | 8th | Demócrata | Elected in 1928. | ||
| (3) | Miguel Raffiñan | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | ||
| (4) | Nicolas Rafols | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Elected in 1934. | ||
| # | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 6th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit] | ||||||||
| (4) | Nicolas Rafols | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Ronda, Toledo | |
| (3) | Miguel Raffiñan | December 30, 1938 | December 30, 1941 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1938. | ||
| District dissolved into the two-seat Cebu's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
| # | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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| District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
| (4) | Nicolas Rafols | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Ronda, Toledo | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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| (4) | Nicolas Rafols | May 25, 1946 | May 2, 1947 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. Died. |
1946–1972 Aloguinsan, Barili, Dumanjug, Pinamungajan, Ronda, Toledo | |
| 6 | Manuel A. Zosa | November 11, 1947 | December 30, 1953 | Nacionalista | Elected in 1947 to finish Rafols's term. | |||
| 2nd | Re-elected in 1949. | |||||||
| 7 | Santiago Lucero | December 30, 1953 | March 1, 1956 | 3rd | Liberal | Elected in 1953. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal after an electoral protest. | ||
| (6) | Manuel A. Zosa | March 1, 1956 | December 30, 1965 | Nacionalista | Declared winner of 1953 elections. | |||
| 4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
| 5th | Re-elected in 1961. | |||||||
| 8 | Amado Arrieta | December 30, 1965 | December 30, 1969 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
| (6) | Manuel A. Zosa | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Liberal | Elected in 1969. Removed from office after imposition of martial law. | ||
| District dissolved into the thirteen-seat Region VII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the six-seat Cebu's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
| District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
| 9 | Vicente de la Serna | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | PDP–Laban (Panaghiusa) | Elected in 1987. | 1987–2010 Consolacion, Cordova, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue | |
| 10 | Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1998 | 9th | NPC | Elected in 1992. | ||
| 10th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1995. | ||||||
| 11 | Efren T. Herrera | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
| (10) | Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | NPC (Alayon) | Elected in 2001. | ||
| 13th | KAMPI | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||
| 14th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 2007. | ||||||
| 12 | Luigi Quisumbing | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | Lakas | Elected in 2010. | 2010–2022 Consolacion, Cordova, Mandaue | |
| 16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
| 13 | Jonas Cortes | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 14 | Emmarie M. Ouano-Dizon | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | 18th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2019. Redistricted to Mandaue's at-large district. | ||
| 15 | Daphne A. Lagon | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas | Elected in 2022. | 2022–present Consolacion, Cordova | |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Daphne Lagon | 82,443 | 74.8% | |||
| PPP | Martin Adelino Sitoy | 21,210 | 19.24% | |||
| Independent | Guillermo Sitoy | 5,493 | 4.98% | |||
| PROMDI | Ruben Talaboc | 643 | 0.58% | |||
| Independent | Jay Medrozo | 425 | 0.39% | |||
| Total votes | 110,214 | 100% | ||||
| Lakas gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Emmarie "Lolypop" Ouano-Dizon | 177,791 | 78.93 | |
| NPC | Baldomero Estenzo | 41,477 | 18.41 | |
| Independent | Walter Dy | 5,974 | 2.65 | |
| Total votes | 225,242 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jonas Cortes | 154,524 | 72.5 | |
| 1-Cebu | Paulus Cañete | 58,586 | 27.5 | |
| Total votes | 213,110 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gabriel Luis Quisumbing | 125,757 | 57.98 | |
| UNA | Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz | 71,209 | 32.83 | |
| Valid ballots | 196,966 | 90.80 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,948 | 9.20 | ||
| Total votes | 216,914 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Gabriel Luis Quisumbing | 113,996 | 61.70 | |||
| Liberal | Ariston Cortes III | 54,979 | 29.76 | |||
| Independent | Victor Biaño | 15,770 | 8.54 | |||
| Total votes | 201,742 | 100.00 | ||||
| Lakas–Kampi gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
- ^ Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
