Leyte's 1st congressional district

Leyte's 1st 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 provincial capital, Tacloban, and adjacent municipalities of Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan and Tolosa. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Martin Romualdez of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).[4]

Leyte's 1st congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Leyte's 1st congressional district in Leyte
Location of Leyte within the Philippines
ProvinceLeyte
RegionEastern Visayas
Population511,031 (2015)[1]
Electorate284,461 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area988.74 km²
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeMartin Romualdez
Political party  Lakas
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
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Leyte's 1st district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Quiremón Alkuino October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1909
Baybay, Caibiran, Kawayan, Leyte, Merida, Naval, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro
2 Estanislao Granados October 16, 1909 October 16, 1916 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1909. 1909–1916
Baybay, Biliran, Caibiran, Kawayan, Leyte, Merida, Naval, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
3rd Re-elected in 1912.

Leyte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

3 Manuel B. Veloso October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Baybay, Biliran, Caibiran, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
4 Francisco D. Enage June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1919. 1919–1931
Albuera, Baybay, Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
5 Carlos S. Tan June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1922.
6 Juan Veloso June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1925.
7 Bernardo Torres June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1928.
(5) Carlos S. Tan June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1931. 1931–1935
Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
10th Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Leyte's 1st district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

8 Jose Maria Veloso September 16, 1935 December 30, 1938 1st Nacionalista
Democrático		 Elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
(5) Carlos S. Tan December 30, 1938 December 30, 1941 2nd Nacionalista 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
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Leyte's 1st district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
9 Mateo Canonoy June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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(5) Carlos S. Tan May 25, 1946 November 11, 1947 1st Liberal Elected in 1946.
Resigned on election as senator.		 1946–1949
Biliran, Caibiran, Calubian, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Villaba
10 José R. Martínez March 23, 1948 December 30, 1949 Liberal Elected to finish Tan's term.
(9) Mateo Canonoy December 30, 1949 December 30, 1953 2nd Nacionalista Elected in 1949. 1949–1953
Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Isabel, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
(5) Carlos S. Tan December 30, 1953 December 30, 1957 3rd Liberal Elected in 1953. 1953–1957
Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Isabel, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
11 Marcelino R. Veloso December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957. 1957–1961
Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Isabel, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Matag-ob, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
12 Daniel Z. Romualdez December 30, 1961 December 30, 1965 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961. 1961–1965
Abuyog, Babatngon, Bugho, Dulag, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tacloban, Tanauan, Tolosa
13 Artemio E. Mate December 30, 1965 September 23, 1972 6th Nacionalista Elected in 1965. 1965–1972
Abuyog, Babatngon, Dulag, Javier, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tacloban, Tanauan, Tolosa
7th Re-elected in 1969.
Removed from office after imposition of martial law.
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.
14 Cirilo Roy G. Montejo June 30, 1987 June 30, 1995 8th UNIDO Elected in 1987. 1987–present
Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tacloban, Tanauan, Tolosa
9th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1992.
15 Imelda Marcos June 30, 1995 June 30, 1998 10th KBL Elected in 1995.
16 Alfred S. Romualdez June 30, 1998 June 30, 2001 11th LAMMP Elected in 1998.
17 Ted Failon June 30, 2001 June 30, 2004 12th Independent Elected in 2001.
18 Remedios L. Petilla June 30, 2004 June 30, 2007 13th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2004.
19 Martin Romualdez June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
20 Yedda Marie Romualdez June 30, 2016 June 30, 2019 17th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2016.
(19) Martin Romualdez June 30, 2019 Incumbent 18th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Yedda Romualdez 147,477 73.66%
Independent Fiel Clemencio 51,550 25.75%
Independent Ka-Poly Jacla 1,191 0.59%
Valid ballots 200,218 81.29%
Margin of victory 95,927 47.91%
Invalid or blank votes 46,082 18.71%
Total votes 246,300 100.00%
Lakas hold

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Ferdinand Martin Romualdez 122,022 56.05%
Invalid or blank votes 95,672 43.95%
Total votes 217,694 100.00%
Lakas hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Ferdinand Martin Romualdez 99,807 60.05
Independent Feliciano Clemencio 66,403 39.95
Valid ballots 166,210 86.01
Invalid or blank votes 27,031 13.99
Total votes 193,241 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

See also

References
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. 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 16, 2020.

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