A special election for Cebu's 5th district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on May 30, 2005.

7166, supposedly amended the procedure, bypassing the need for official communication from the relevant chamber of the vacancy.

The COMELEC has always waited on official communication from the relevant chamber before scheduling a special election.

[2] Early in his third consecutive term in 2004, representative Joseph Ace Durano (Lakas–CMD) was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Secretary of Tourism.

Even before the votes were cast, Durano's opponent, Dean Severo Dosado, was quoted as having said he did not think he was going to win.

[5] The low turnout (48.56%) was blamed on the non-inclusion of areas outside the district in the special holiday for the election.