Negros Occidental's 6th congressional district

Negros Occidental's 6th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Negros Occidental's 6th congressional district in Negros Occidental
Location of Negros Occidental within the Philippines
Province	Negros Occidental
Region	Negros Island Region
Population	525,597 (2020) [1]
Electorate	307,048 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	6 LGUs Cities Kabankalan Sipalay Municipalities Candoni Cauayan Hinoba-an Ilog
Area	2,485.03 km2 (959.48 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Mercedes Alvarez
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	Majority

Negros Occidental's 6th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of the area in southern Negros Occidental containing the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay, and the municipalities of Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an and Ilog. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Mercedes Alvarez of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^[5]

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4] Redistricted from Negros Occidental's at-large district.
1			Hortensia L. Starke	June 30, 1987	June 30, 1995	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987.	1987–present Candoni, Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Kabankalan, Sipalay
						9th	Lakas	Re-elected in 1992.
2			Genaro M. Alvarez Jr.	June 30, 1995	June 30, 2004	10th	NPC	Elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998.
						12th		Re-elected in 2001.
3			Genaro Rafael K. Alvarez III	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2007	13th	KAMPI	Elected in 2004.
(2)			Genaro M. Alvarez Jr.	June 30, 2007	June 30, 2010	14th	NPC	Elected in 2007.
4			Mercedes K. Alvarez	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	NPC	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th		Re-elected in 2016.
(2)			Genaro M. Alvarez Jr.	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	NPC	Elected in 2019.
(4)			Mercedes K. Alvarez	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	NPC	Elected in 2022.
						20th		Re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in the First District of Negros Occidental

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mercedes Alvarez	Nationalist People's Coalition	180,266	84.15
	Ernesto Estrao	PDP-Laban	33,965	15.85
Total			214,231	100.00
	Nationalist People's Coalition hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Mercedes Alvarez	164,069
Total votes
	NPC hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Genaro "Lim-Ao" Alvarez Jr.	152,345
	Independent	Jackie Bilbao	76,115
Total votes
	NPC hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Negros Occidental

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
2. "Number of Registered Voters, Voters who Actually Voted and Voters' Turnout" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines) . January 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 13, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved March 13, 2021.