Cebu's 6th congressional district

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]

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 Municipalities Consolacion Cordova
Area	89.05 km2 (34.38 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1907
Representative	Daphne Lagon
Political party	Lakas-CMD
Congressional bloc	Majority

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
			Start	End
Cebu's 6th district for the Philippine Assembly
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
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)
(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
Cebu's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
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
Cebu's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
(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

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Cebu's 6th District

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

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections

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

• Legislative districts of Cebu

References

1. 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.
2. "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.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
5. 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
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 28, 2020.