Cebu City's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the city of Cebu. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1987. The district consists of forty six barangays of the city locally referred to as the "North District". It was represented in the 20th Congress by Rachel del Mar of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Representation history Since the creation of the seat in 1987, it has always been held by members of the Del Mar family.
Image Member Term Congress Party Electoral history ConstituentLGUs District created February 2, 1987. 1 Raul V. del Mar June 30, 1987 — June 30, 1998 8th LABAN Local: Panaghiusa Elected in 1987. 1987–present Adlaon, Agsungot, Apas, Bacayan, Banilad, Binaliw, Budlaan, Busay, Cambinocot, Capitol Site, Carreta, Cogon Ramos, Day‑as, Ermita, Guba, Hipodromo, Kalubihan, Kamagayan, Kamputhaw (Camputhaw), Kasambagan, Lahug, Lorega‑San Miguel, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo, Malubog, Pahina Central, Pari-an, Paril, Pit-os, Pulangbato, Sambag I, Sambag II, San Antonio, San Jose, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Santo Niño (Central), Sirao, T. Padilla (Villa Gonzalo), Talamban, Taptap, Tejero, Tinago, Zapatera 9th LDP Local: BOPK or Panaghiusa Re-elected in 1992. 10th Lakas Local: BOPK Re-elected in 1995. 2 Raoul B. del Mar June 30, 1998 — June 30, 2001 11th PROMDI Local: BOPK Elected in 1998. (1) Raul V. del Mar June 30, 2001 — June 30, 2010 12th Lakas Local: BOPK Elected in 2001. 13th Re-elected in 2004. 14th Re-elected in 2007. 3 Rachel Marguerite B. del Mar June 30, 2010 — June 30, 2013 15th Liberal Local: BOPK Elected in 2010. (1) Raul V. del Mar June 30, 2013 — November 16, 2020 16th Liberal Local: BOPK Elected in 2013. 17th Re-elected in 2016. 18th Re-elected in 2019.Died in office. — colspan="3" November 16, 2020 — June 30, 2022 No special election held to fill vacancy. (3) Rachel Marguerite B. del Mar June 30, 2022 — Incumbent 19th NPC Local: BOPK Elected in 2022 20th NUP Local: KUSUG Re-elected in 2025
Election results 2025 Incumbent Rachel del Mar (Nationalist People's Coalition) ran for a second term. She was previously elected in 2022 with 45.99% of the vote and a 50,350 vote (20.65%) margin over her closest opponent.
Del Mar ran against three other candidates, including Cebu City councilor Mary Ann de los Santos (Liberal Party-BOPK) and Cebu City Liga ng mga Barangay president Franklyn Ong (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino). Both Del Mar and Ong ran under BOPK in the previous election, with Del Mar defecting from her late father Raul's longtime party in favor of incumbent mayor Raymond Garcia's Kugi Uswag Sugbo.
Del Mar won re-election, albeit with a decreased margin of 23,876 votes (9.56%), over second-placer Ong.
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See also Legislative districts of Cebu City
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