| 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 | |
| Province | Leyte |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Population | 179,594 (2015)[1] |
| Electorate | 131,736 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 651.64 km2 (251.60 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Anna Victoria V. Tuazon |
| Political party | NUP |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
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 Anna Victoria V. Tuazon of the National Unity Party (NUP).[4]
Representation history
| # | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 3rd district for the Philippine Assembly | ||||||||
| District created January 9, 1907.[5][6] | ||||||||
| 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 | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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 | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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 LGUs | ||
| Start | End | |||||||
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 | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-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 | June 30, 2022 | 17th | NUP | Elected in 2016. | ||
| 18th | Re-elected in 2019. | |||||||
| 17 | Anna Victoria V. Tuazon | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | NUP | Elected in 2022. | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Anna Veloso-Tuazon | 53,457 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 53,457 | 100.00% | ||
| NUP hold | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Ching Veloso (incumbent) | 53,581 | ||
| NPC | Andres "Andy" Salvacion Jr. | 43,012 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00% | |||
| NUP hold | ||||
2016
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andres "Andy" Salvacion Jr. | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Andres "Andy" 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
- ↑ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Act No. 1582 (January 9, 1907), An Act to Provide for the Holding of Elections in the Philippine Islands, for the Organization of the Philippine Assembly, and for Other Purposes, Lawyerly, retrieved February 20, 2021
- ↑ 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. Vol. 253. Elihu Root, Secretary of War. Washington, D.C.: United States War Department. p. 49. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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