Cebu's_7th_congressional_district
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]
Quick Facts Province, Region ...
| 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 | 214,364 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 139,790 (2016)[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 |
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More information #, Member ...
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
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 LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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 LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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 LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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. | |||||||
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2019
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||
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