Cebu's 4th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the northern city of Bogo and adjacent municipalities of Bantayan, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tabogon and Tabuelan. It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Sun J. Shimura of the National Unity Party (NUP) and One Cebu (1CEBU).
Prior to its second dissolution in 1972, it consisted of the southeastern municipalities of Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete, and Sibonga.
Representation history # Image Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndCebu's 4th district for the Philippine Assembly District created January 9, 1907. 1 Alejandro Ruiz October 16, 1907 October 16, 1916 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1916Argao, Dalaguete, Sibonga 2nd Re-elected in 1909. 3rd Re-elected in 1912.Cebu's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands (1) Alejandro Ruiz October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Re-elected in 1916. 1916–1935Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete, Sibonga 2 Isidoro Aldanese June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 6th NacionalistaUnipersonalista Re-elected in 1922. 3 Juan Alcazaren June 2, 1925 June 5, 1934 7th NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. 8th Re-elected in 1928. 9th Re-elected in 1931. 4 Agustín Kintanar June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 10th NacionalistaDemocrático Elected in 1934. # Image Member Term of office NationalAssembly Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndCebu's 4th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) 5 Vicente Rama September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st NacionalistaDemocrático Elected in 1935. 1935–1941Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete, Sibonga (4) Agustín Kintanar 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). # Image Member Term of office CommonwealthCongress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndCebu's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines District re-created May 24, 1945. (4) Agustín Kintanar June 9, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete, Sibonga # Image Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUsStartEndCebu's 4th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines (4) Agustín Kintanar May 25, 1946 December 30, 1949 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1946. 1946–1972Alcoy, Argao, Dalaguete, Sibonga 6 Filomeno C. Kintanar December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Liberal Elected in 1949. 7 Isidro Kintanar December 30, 1953 April 8, 1968 3rd Nacionalista Elected in 1953. 4th Re-elected in 1957. 5th Re-elected in 1961. 6th Re-elected in 1965.Died. 8 Gaudencio Beduya 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 February 2, 1987. 9 Celestino E. Martinez Jr. June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th LABAN Elected in 1987. 1987–presentBantayan, Bogo, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Tabogon, Tabuelan 9th NPC Re-elected in 1992. 10th Lakas Re-elected in 1995. 10 Clavel A. Martinez June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th Lakas Elected in 1998. 12th Re-elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 11 Benhur Salimbangon June 30, 2007 May 24, 2010 14th Lakas Elected in 2007.Election annulled after an electoral protest. 12 Celestino A. Martinez III May 24, 2010 June 30, 2010 Liberal Declared winner of 2007 elections. (11) Benhur Salimbangon June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019 15th Lakas(1CEBU) Re-elected in 2010. 16th NUP(1CEBU) Re-elected in 2013. 17th Re-elected in 2016. 13 Janice Z. Salimbangon June 30, 2019 June 30, 2025 18th PDP–Laban(1CEBU) Elected in 2019. 19th NUP(1CEBU) Re-elected in 2022. 14 Sun J. Shimura June 30, 2025 Incumbent 20th PMP(1CEBU) Elected in 2025. NUP(1CEBU)
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See also Legislative districts of Cebu
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