Cebu's 7th congressional district
| Cebu's 7th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
 Boundary of Cebu's 7th congressional district in Cebu | |
 Location of Cebu within the Philippines | |
| Province | Cebu |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Population | 238,699 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 163,095 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 641.62 km2 (247.73 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Peter John Calderon |
| Political party | NPC |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Cebu's 7th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It was represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1916 to 1972, and again since 2016. It was also earlier represented in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the southwestern municipalities of Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal and Ronda. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Peter John Calderon of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4]
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, the district encompassed the northwestern Cebu municipalities of Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tabuelan, and Tuburan.
Representation history
[edit]| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 7th district for the Philippine Assembly[edit] | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1 | Pedro Rodríguez | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, Tuburan | |
| 2 | Eulalio E. Causing | October 16, 1909 | October 13, 1914 | 2nd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1912. Resigned. | |||||||
| 3 | Tomás N. Alonso | November 21, 1914 | October 16, 1916 | Nacionalista | Elected in 1914 to finish Causing's term. | |||
Cebu's 7th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands[edit] | ||||||||
| (3) | Tomás N. Alonso | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1916. | 1916–1919 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| 4 | José Alonso | June 3, 1919 | June 2, 1925 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | 1919–1935 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| 6th | Nacionalista Unipersonalista |
Re-elected in 1922. | ||||||
| 5 | Paulino Ybáñez | June 2, 1925 | June 5, 1934 | 7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1925. | ||
| 8th | Re-elected in 1928. | |||||||
| 9th | Re-elected in 1931. | |||||||
| 6 | Buenaventura Rodríguez | 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 7th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)[edit] | ||||||||
| (6) | Buenaventura Rodríguez | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1938 | 1st | Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| 7 | Roque Desquitado | 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. | ||||||||
| 8 | José V. Rodríguez | June 9, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
Cebu's 7th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| (8) | José V. Rodríguez | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1949 | 1st | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1946. | 1946–1953 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan | |
| 9 | Nicolás Escario | December 30, 1949 | December 30, 1957 | 2nd | Liberal | Elected in 1949. | ||
| 3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | 1953–1972 Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tabuelan, Tuburan | ||||||
| 10 | Antonio Y. de Pio | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | ||
| 11 | Tereso P. Dúmon | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1969 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1961. | ||
| 6th | Re-elected in 1965. | |||||||
| 12 | Celestino N. Sybico Jr. | December 30, 1969 | September 23, 1972 | 7th | Nacionalista | 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 September 18, 2015.[7] | ||||||||
| 13 | Peter John Calderon | June 30, 2016 | Incumbent | 17th | NPC | Elected in 2016. | 2016–present Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Ronda | |
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
[edit]2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Peter John D. Calderon | 71,123 | 66.30 | |
| PDP–Laban | Nelson Gamaliel Garcia | 36,147 | 33.69 | |
| Total votes | 107,270 | 100.00 | ||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter John D. Calderon | 57,798 | 57.1 | |
| 1-Cebu | Pablo John Garcia | 43,347 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 101,145 | 100.00 | ||
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 November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". 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 30, 2020.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 10684". Official Gazette (Philippines). September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
