Leyte's 2nd congressional district
Leyte's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Leyte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the central municipalities of Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon and Tunga. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Lolita T. Javier of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).[4]
Leyte's 2nd congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Boundary of Leyte's 2nd congressional district in Leyte | |
Location of Leyte within the Philippines | |
Province | Leyte |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Population | 406,359 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 247,499 (2016)[2] |
Major settlements | |
Area | 1,476.72 km2 (570.16 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
Political party | PFP |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Representation history
# | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
District created April 1, 1907.[5] | ||||||||
1 | Salvador K. Demetrio | October 16, 1907 | October 16, 1909 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1907. | 1907–1909 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Liloan, Maasin, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
2 | Francisco Zialcita | October 16, 1909 | October 16, 1912 | 2nd | Nacionalista Liga Popular |
Elected in 1909. | 1909–1916 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
3 | Dalmacio R. Costas | October 16, 1912 | October 16, 1916 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1912. | ||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
(3) | Dalmacio R. Costas | October 16, 1916 | June 3, 1919 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1916. | 1916–1931 Bato, Cabalian, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Matalom, Pintuyan, Sogod | |
4 | Ciriaco K. Kangleón | June 3, 1919 | June 6, 1922 | 5th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1919. | ||
5 | Tomás G. Oppus | June 6, 1922 | June 2, 1931 | 6th | Nacionalista Colectivista |
Elected in 1922. | ||
7th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Re-elected in 1925. | ||||||
8th | Re-elected in 1928. | |||||||
6 | Pacífico Ybáñez | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
7 | Dominador M. Tan | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
# | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
(7) | Dominador M. Tan | September 16, 1935 | December 30, 1941 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Re-elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
District dissolved into the two-seat Leyte's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic). | ||||||||
# | Member | Term of office | Common wealth Congress |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
(7) | Dominador M. Tan | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 2nd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
8 | Domingo Veloso | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1957 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1953 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom, Ormoc | |
2nd | Re-elected in 1949. | |||||||
3rd | Re-elected in 1953. | 1953–1961 Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Kananga, Matalom, Ormoc | ||||||
(7) | Dominador M. Tan | December 30, 1957 | December 30, 1961 | 4th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1957. | ||
9 | Primo A. Villasin | December 30, 1961 | December 30, 1965 | 5th | Liberal | Elected in 1961. | 1961–1972 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga | |
10 | Salud Vivero Parreño | December 30, 1965 | December 27, 1969 | 6th | Nacionalista | Elected in 1965. | ||
7th | Re-elected in 1969. Died before start of term. | |||||||
District dissolved into the ten-seat Region VIII's at-large district for the Interim Batasang Pambansa, followed by the five-seat Leyte's at-large district for the Regular Batasang Pambansa. | ||||||||
District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
11 | Manuel L. Horca Jr. | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1992 | 8th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga | |
12 | Sergio Apostol | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 2001 | 9th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 1992. | ||
10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
11th | Re-elected in 1998. | |||||||
13 | Trinidad G. Apostol | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2001. | ||
13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
(12) | Sergio Apostol | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | 15th | Lakas–CMD | Elected in 2010. | ||
16th | Liberal | Re-elected in 2013. | ||||||
14 | Henry Ong | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 17th | PDP–Laban | Elected in 2016. | ||
15 | Lolita T. Javier | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PFP | Elected in 2019. |
Election results
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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NPC | Henry Ong | 95,534 | 52.64% | |||
Liberal | Sergio Antonio Apostol | 82,768 | 45.60% | |||
Independent | Alberto Hidalgo | 2,249 | 1.24% | |||
PDP–Laban | Gary Ramos | 943 | 0.52% | |||
Valid ballots | 181,494 | 85.43% | ||||
Margin of victory | 12,766 | 7.03% | ||||
Invalid or blank votes | 30,951 | 14.57% | ||||
Total votes | 212,445 | 100.00% | ||||
NPC gain from Liberal | ||||||
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | Sergio Apostol | 71,018 | 44.86 | |
Tingog Leytenon | Edgardo Enerlan | 34,025 | 21.49 | |
PDP–Laban | Alberto Hidalgo | 9,470 | 5.98 | |
Margin of victory | 36,993 | 23.37% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 43,809 | 27.67 | ||
Total votes | 158,322 | 100.00 | ||
Liberal hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Lakas–Kampi | Sergio Apostol | 77,561 | 56.78 | |
PDSP | Rustico Balderian | 30,583 | 22.39 | |
PMP | Ashley Alverio | 13,095 | 9.59 | |
Liberal | Alberto Hidalgo | 9,157 | 6.70 | |
Bangon Pilipinas | Pastro Trimor, Jr. | 1,988 | 1.46 | |
Independent | Von Kaiser Soro | 1,988 | 1.46 | |
Independent | Bartolome Lawsin | 1,012 | 0.74 | |
Valid ballots | 136,596 | 75.19 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 45,069 | 24.81 | ||
Total votes | 181,665 | 100.00 | ||
Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
See also
References
- "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- Division of Insular Affairs (1908). Eighth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. Elihu Root Collection of United States Documents Relating to the Philippine Islands. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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