Manila's 6th congressional district
| Manila's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Boundary of Manila's 6th congressional district in Manila | |
 Location of Manila within Metro Manila | |
| City | Manila |
| Region | Metro Manila |
| Population | 300,186 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 170,533 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | 5 city districts |
| Area | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1987 |
| Representative | Benny Abante |
| Political party | NUP Asenso Manileño |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Manila's 6th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Manila. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987.[3] The district consists of barangays 587 to 648 and 829 to 905 in the eastern Manila districts of north Paco, Pandacan, San Miguel, Santa Ana and Santa Mesa bordering Makati, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and San Juan also facing the Pasig River.[4] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Benny Abante of the National Unity Party (NUP) and Asenso Manileño.[5]
This district includes the Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the president of the Philippines.
Representation history
[edit]| # | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Manila's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines[edit] | ||||||||
| District created February 2, 1987.[4] | ||||||||
| 1 | Pablo V. Ocampo Jr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present north Paco, Pandacan, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Mesa | |
| 2 | Rosenda Ann M. Ocampo | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | NPC | Elected in 1992. | ||
| 10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
| 11th | LAMMP | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||
| 3 | Mark B. Jimenez (Mario Crespo) |
June 30, 2001 | March 6, 2003 | 12th | Independent | Elected in 2001. Election annulled by House electoral tribunal due to citizenship. | ||
| – | vacant | March 6, 2003 | June 30, 2004 | vacant | No special election held to fill vacancy. | |||
| 4 | Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr. | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2010 | 13th | Lakas | Elected in 2004. | ||
| 14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
| (2) | Rosenda Ann M. Ocampo | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal (KKK) |
Elected in 2010. | ||
| 16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
| 17th | PDP–Laban (KKK) |
Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| (4) | Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr. | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | NUP (Asenso Manileño) |
Elected in 2019. | ||
| 19th | Re-elected in 2022. | |||||||
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Benny Abante | 95,431 | 79.37 | |
| PRP | Romualdo Billanes | 22,221 | 18.48 | |
| Independent | Antonio Sityar II | 2,582 | 2.15 | |
| Total votes | 120,234 | 100.00 | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asenso Manileño | Bienvenido Abante | 49,795 | 46.21 | |||
| Bagumbayan | Patricia Yvette Ocampo | 33,731 | 31.30 | |||
| PMP | Casimiro "Cassy" Sison | 24,239 | 22.49 | |||
| Total votes | 107,765 | 100.00 | ||||
| Asenso Manileño gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rosenda Ann Ocampo | 56,844 | 53.41 | ||
| Asenso Manileño | Benny Abante | 48,260 | 45.35 | ||
| Independent | Richard Bautista | 695 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | Jose Castillo | 623 | 0.59 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,774 | ||||
| Total votes | 113,196 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rosenda Ocampo | 43,667 | 51.45 | |
| UNA | Benny Abante | 40,571 | 47.80 | |
| Independent | Richard Bautista | 407 | 0.48 | |
| Independent | Francisco Candaza | 225 | 0.27 | |
| Total votes | 84,870 | 100.00 | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandy Ocampo | 39,985 | 38.63 | |||
| Lakas–Kampi | Benny Abante | 38,113 | 36.82 | |||
| Nacionalista | Danilo Lacuna | 24,866 | 24.03 | |||
| Independent | Ramon Villanueva | 204 | 0.20 | |||
| Independent | Joven Yuson | 160 | 0.16 | |||
| PGRP | Marlo Gerardo Artacho | 96 | 0.09 | |||
| Bigkis | Ronaldo Tibig | 76 | 0.07 | |||
| Valid ballots | 103,500 | 95.70 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,654 | 4.30 | ||||
| Total votes | 108,154 | 100.00 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Benny Abante | 41,241 | 55.44 | |
| Liberal | Rosenda Ann Ocampo | 33,146 | 44.56 | |
| KNP | Lou Veloso | |||
| Independent | Julio Logarta Jr. | |||
| Independent | Caridad Lao | |||
| Independent | Romeo Nuñez | |||
| Independent | Emmanuel Sunga | |||
| Independent | Oswaldo Galla | |||
| Total votes | 74,387 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "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 January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
