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
ProvinceCebu
RegionCentral Visayas
Population214,364 (2015)[1]
Electorate139,790 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area641.62 km2 (247.73 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativePeter John Calderon
Political party  NPC
Congressional blocMajority

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 from the 2016 election onward. 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]

Representation history

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Cebu's 7th district for the Philippine Assembly

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 to finish Causing's term.

Cebu's 7th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

(3) Tomás N. Alonso October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1935
Asturias, Balamban, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tuburan
4 José Alonso June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919.
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
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Cebu's 7th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(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
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Cebu's 7th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

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
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Cebu's 7th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

(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

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Act No. 1582, (1907-01-09)". Lawyerly. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Republic Act No. 10684". Official Gazette (Philippines). September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

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