Leyte's 3rd congressional district

Leyte's 3rd 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 old provincial capital, Leyte, and adjacent municipalities of Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango and Villaba. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Vicente Sofronio E. Veloso III of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]

Leyte's 3rd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Leyte's 3rd congressional district in Leyte
Location of Leyte within the Philippines
ProvinceLeyte
RegionEastern Visayas
Population179,594 (2015)[1]
Electorate113,446 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area651.64 km2 (251.60 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeVicente Sofronio E. Veloso III
Political party  NUP
Congressional blocMajority

Representation history
# Member Term of office Legislature Party Electoral history Constituent
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Leyte's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly

District created April 1, 1907.[5]
1 Florentino Peñaranda October 16, 1907 October 16, 1909 1st Nacionalista Elected in 1907. 1907–1909
Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Jaro
2 Abdón Marchadesch October 16, 1909 October 16, 1912 2nd Independent Elected in 1909. 1909–1912
Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Jaro, Pastrana
3 Miguel Romuáldez October 16, 1912 October 16, 1916 3rd Independent Elected in 1912. 1912–1916
Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana

Leyte's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands

4 Segundo Apostol October 16, 1916 June 3, 1919 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1916. 1916–1919
Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana
5 Julio Siayngco June 3, 1919 June 6, 1922 5th Independent Elected in 1919. 1919–1931
Abuyog, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana
6 José María Veloso June 6, 1922 June 2, 1925 6th Nacionalista
Colectivista		 Elected in 1922.
7 Ruperto Kapunan June 2, 1925 June 5, 1928 7th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1925.
8 Jorge B. Delgado June 5, 1928 June 2, 1931 8th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1928.
9 Tomás Oppus June 2, 1931 September 16, 1935 9th Nacionalista
Consolidado		 Elected in 1931. 1931–1935
Anahawan, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, Sogod
10th Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1934.
# Member Term of office National
Assembly		 Party Electoral history Constituent
LGUs
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Leyte's 3rd district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines)

(9) Tomás Oppus September 16, 1935 December 30, 1941 1st Nacionalista
Democrático		 Re-elected in 1935. 1935–1941
Anahawan, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, Sogod
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
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Leyte's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

District re-created May 24, 1945.
(9) Tomás Oppus June 11, 1945 May 25, 1946 1st Nacionalista Re-elected in 1941. 1945–1946
Anahawan, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, Sogod
# Member Term of office Congress Party Electoral history Constituent
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Leyte's 3rd district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines

10 Francisco M. Pajao May 25, 1946 December 30, 1957 1st Liberal Elected in 1946. 1946–1953
Anahawan, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, Sogod
2nd Re-elected in 1949.
3rd Re-elected in 1953. 1953–1957
Anahawan, Bontoc, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, Saint Bernard, Silago, Sogod
11 Nicanor Yñíguez December 30, 1957 December 30, 1961 4th Nacionalista Elected in 1957.
Redistricted to Southern Leyte's at-large district.		 1957–1961
Anahawan, Bontoc, Cabalian, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Padre Burgos, Pintuyan, Saint Bernard, Silago, Sogod
12 Marcelino R. Veloso December 30, 1961 September 23, 1972 5th Nacionalista Elected in 1961. 1961–1972
Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Isabel, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Matag-ob, Merida, Naval, Palompon, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
6th Re-elected in 1965.
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.
13 Alberto S. Veloso June 30, 1987 June 30, 1998 8th Nacionalista Elected in 1987. 1987–1995
Almeria, Biliran, Cabucgayan, Caibiran, Calubian, Culaba, Kawayan, Leyte, Maripipi, Naval, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
9th LDP Re-elected in 1992.
10th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 1995. 1995–present
Calubian, Leyte, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba
14 Eduardo K. Veloso June 30, 1998 June 30, 2007 11th NPC Elected in 1998.
12th Lakas–CMD Re-elected in 2001.
13th Re-elected in 2004.
15 Andres D. Salvacion Jr. June 30, 2007 June 30, 2016 14th Lakas–CMD Elected in 2007.
15th Liberal Re-elected in 2010.
16th Re-elected in 2013.
16 Vicente Sofronio E. Veloso III June 30, 2016 Incumbent 17th NUP Elected in 2016.
18th Re-elected in 2019.

Election results

2016
2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Ching Veloso 43,333 50.03%
Liberal Tingting Salvacion 43,277 49.97%
Valid ballots 86,610 88.05%
Margin of victory 56 0.06%
Invalid or blank votes 11,754 11.95%
Total votes 98,364 100.00%
NUP gain from Liberal

2013
2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Andres Salvacion 31,088 54.15
UNA Bernard Jonathan Ramandaban 20,773 36.18
Margin of victory 10,315 17.97%
Invalid or blank votes 5,547 9.66
Total votes 57,408 100.00
Liberal hold

2010
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Andres Salvacion, Jr. 48,083 59.48
Nacionalista Eduardo Veloso 31,311 38.73
Liberal Edwin Pfleider 1,007 1.25
Independent Paquito Pelipel, Jr. 435 0.54
Valid ballots 80.836 92.44
Invalid or blank votes 6,615 7.56
Total votes 87,451 100.00
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 28, 2020.
  2. "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 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 28, 2020.

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