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
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Leyte's 2nd congressional district in Leyte
Location of Leyte within the Philippines
ProvinceLeyte
RegionEastern Visayas
Population406,359 (2015)[1]
Electorate247,499 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,476.72 km2 (570.16 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeLolita T. Javier
Political party  PFP
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
StartEnd

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
StartEnd

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
StartEnd

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
StartEnd

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
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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
  1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 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 20, 2020.

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