Legislative district of Southern Leyte
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The Legislative District of Southern Leyte is the representation of the Province of Southern Leyte in the Philippine House of Representatives. Prior to the election of Southern Leyte's own representative as an independent province, areas currently under the jurisdiction of the province were represented as part of Leyte's second and third districts from 1907 to 1931, and of the third district from 1931 to 1961. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region VIII.
Lone District
- Population (2015): 421,750[1]
Period | Representative |
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5th Congress 1961–1965 |
Nicanor E. Yñiguez, Jr. |
6th Congress 1965–1969 | |
7th Congress 1969–1972 | |
Regular Batasang Pambansa 1984–1986 | |
8th Congress 1987–1992 |
Roger G. Mercado |
Rosette Y. Lerias1 | |
9th Congress 1992–1995 |
Roger G. Mercado |
10th Congress 1995–1998 | |
11th Congress 1998–2001 |
Aniceto G. Saludo, Jr. |
12th Congress 2001–2004 | |
13th Congress 2004–2007 |
Roger G. Mercado |
14th Congress 2007–2010 | |
15th Congress 2010–2013 | |
16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Damian G. Mercado |
17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Roger G. Mercado |
- ^1 Replaced Roger G. Mercado as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on October 15, 1991.[2]
See also
References
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
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