Manila's 6th congressional district

Manila's 6th congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
Boundary of Manila's 6th congressional district in Manila
Location of Manila within Metro Manila
CityManila
RegionMetro Manila
Population300,186 (2020)[1]
Electorate170,533 (2022)[2]
Major settlements
5 city districts
Area7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1987
RepresentativeBenny Abante
Political party  NUP
  Asenso Manileño
Congressional blocMajority

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

# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
Start End

Manila's 6th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

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

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 6th District of Manila
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

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
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

2004 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 6th district
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

References

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  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 January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.