Legislative districts of Cebu

Cebu was divided into seven representative districts in 1907. When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the tenth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.

In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Cebu City, being a chartered city, was represented separately in this short-lived legislative body. Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its seven pre-war representative districts.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VII from 1978 to 1984. Beginning in 1984 the province elected six representatives, at large, to the Regular Batasang Pambansa; Cebu City, which became a highly urbanized city in 1979 by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 51,[1] began to be represented separately from Cebu at this time.

Cebu, including the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, was reapportioned into six congressional districts under the new Constitution[2] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987. The six districts elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.

The passage of Republic Act No. 9726 on October 22, 2009 separated the highly urbanized city of Lapu-Lapu from the sixth district to form its own congressional district starting in the 2010 elections.[3]

Republic Act No. 10684, approved on September 18, 2015, split the second district and created a seventh district which first elected its own representative in the 2016 elections.[4]

Republic Act No. 11257, approved on April 15, 2019, separated the highly urbanized city of Mandaue from the sixth district to form its own congressional district starting in the 2022 elections.

Map of the current 1st District of Cebu

• City: Carcar (became city 2007), Naga (became city 2007), Talisay (became city 2000)
• Municipalities: Minglanilla, San Fernando, Sibonga
• Population (2015): 709,660

• Municipalities: Alcoy, Argao, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Oslob, Samboan, Santander
• Population (2015): 239,820

1987–2016

Map of the 2nd District of Cebu, 1987–2016

• Municipalities: Alcantara, Alcoy, Alegria, Argao, Badian, Boljoon, Dalaguete, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Oslob, Samboan, Ronda, Santander

Period	Representative
8th Congress 1987–1992	Crisologo A. Abines
9th Congress 1992–1995
10th Congress 1995–1998
11th Congress 1998–2001	Simeon L. Kintanar
12th Congress 2001–2004
13th Congress 2004–2007
14th Congress 2007–2010	Pablo P. Garcia
15th Congress 2010–2013
16th Congress 2013–2016	Wilfredo S. Caminero

Map of the current 3rd District of Cebu

• City: Toledo
• Municipalities: Aloguinsan, Asturias, Balamban, Barili, Pinamungajan, Tuburan
• Population (2015): 541,152

Map of the current 4th District of Cebu

• City: Bogo (became city 2007)
• Municipalities: Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tabogon, Tabuelan
• Population (2015): 484,198

Notes

Map of the current 5th District of Cebu

• City: Danao
• Municipalities: Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, Tudela
• Population (2015): 558,548

Notes

Map of the current 6th District of Cebu

• Municipalities: Consolacion, Cordova

• Municipalities: Alcantara, Alegria, Badian, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Moalboal, Ronda
• Population (2015): 214,364

• Legislative districts of Cebu City
• Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu
• Legislative district of Mandaue