Legislative districts of Cebu

In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

Upon the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, the province retained its seven pre-war representative districts; this remained so until 1972.

The province was represented in the Interim Batasang Pambansa as part of Region VII from 1978 to 1984.

Cebu, including the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, was reapportioned into six congressional districts under the new Constitution[3] which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987.

The six districts elected members to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.