Philippines's 6th senatorial district, officially the Sixth Senatorial District of the Philippine Islands (), was one of the twelve senatorial districts of the Philippines in existence between 1916 and 1935. It elected two members to the Senate of the Philippines, the upper chamber of the bicameral Philippine Legislature under the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands for each of the 4th to 10th legislatures. The district was created under the 1916 Jones Law from the southern Luzon provinces of Albay, Ambos Camarines and Sorsogon. Ambos Camarines was split into the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur in 1919, and Masbate was added in 1920 upon its re-establishment as a regular province separate from Sorsogon.
The district was represented by a total of seven senators throughout its existence. It was abolished in 1935 when a unicameral National Assembly was installed under a new constitution following the passage of the Tydings–McDuffie Act which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Since the 1941 elections when the Senate was restored after a constitutional plebiscite, all twenty-four members of the upper house have been elected countrywide at-large. It was last represented by José O. Vera of the Nacionalista Demócrata Pro-Independencia and Domingo Imperial of the Nacionalista Democrático.
List of senators Seat A Legislature Seat B # Image Senator Term of office Party Electoral history # Image Senator Term of office Party Electoral history Start End Start End1 José Fuentebella – –Nacionalista Elected in 1916.Declined to assume office.Election nullified due to alleged irregularities. 4th1 Tomas Arejola – – Nacionalista Elected in 1916.Election nullified due to alleged irregularities. 2 Leoncio Imperial March 5, 1917 June 6, 1922 Nacionalista Elected in 1917. 2Mario GuariñaMarch 5, 1917June 3, 1919NacionalistaElected in 1917. 5th 3 Vicente de Vera June 3, 1919 June 2, 1925 Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 3 Juan B. Alegre June 6, 1922 June 5, 1928 NacionalistaColectivista Elected in 1922. 6th NacionalistaColectivista NacionalistaConsolidado 7th 4 José O. Vera June 2, 1925 June 2, 1931 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1925. {1) José Fuentebella June 5, 1928 June 5, 1934 NacionalistaConsolidado Elected in 1928. 8th 9th 5 Juan B. Alegre June 2, 1931 June 14, 1931 Democrata Elected in 1931. Died. (4) José O. Vera August 18, 1931 September 16, 1935 Nacionalista Elected in 1931 to finish Alegre's term. 4 Domingo Imperial June 5, 1934 September 16, 1935 NacionalistaDemocrático Elected in 1934. 10th NacionalistaDemócrata Pro-Independencia
See also Senatorial districts of the Philippines
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