Leyte's 4th congressional district
House of Representatives of the Philippines legislative district
Leyte's 4th congressional district Boundary of Leyte's 4th congressional district in
Leyte Province Leyte Region Eastern Visayas Population 492,035 (2020)[ 1] Electorate 325,491 (2022)[ 2] Major settlements Area 1,450.84 km2 (560.17 sq mi) Created 1907 Representative Richard Gomez Political party PFP Congressional bloc Majority
Leyte's 4th 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] Ormoc and adjacent municipalities of Albuera , Isabel , Kananga , Matag-ob , Merida and Palompon since 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Richard Gomez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).[ 4] [ 5]
Until 1931, the district consisted of the northeastern municipalities of Alangalang , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , and Tolosa . Following the creation of the fifth district where Alangalang was added, the municipalities of Abuyog and Santa Fe were reapportioned into this district.[ 6] MacArthur , Mahaplag , and Mayorga were later established after the district's re-creation in 1945. Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas under this district were reapportioned to the first district , and the district was redefined to consist of the city of Ormoc and the western municipalities of Albuera, Bato , Baybay , Hilongos , Hindang , Inopacan , Kananga , and Matalom , all previously from the second district , from 1961 until its second dissolution in 1972.[ 7]
Representation history
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Member
Term of office
Legislature
Party
Electoral history
ConstituentLGUs
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District created January 9, 1907.[ 8] [ 9]
1
Jaime C. de Veyra
October 16, 1907
October 16, 1912
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1907 .
1907–1909 Alangalang , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
2nd
Re-elected in 1909 .
1909–1916 Alangalang , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
2
Francisco Enage
October 16, 1912
February 5, 1915
3rd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1912 .Iloilo provincial prosecutor.
3
Ruperto Kapunan
September 18, 1915
October 16, 1916
Progresista
Elected in 1915 to finish Enage's term.
(3 )
Ruperto Kapunan
October 16, 1916
June 6, 1922
4th
Progresista
Re-elected in 1916 .
1916–1931 Alangalang , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
5th
Nacionalista
Re-elected in 1919 .
4
Filomeno Montejo
June 6, 1922
June 5, 1928
6th
Nacionalista Elected in 1922 .
7th
Nacionalista Re-elected in 1925 .
5
Cirilo Bayaya
June 5, 1928
June 5, 1934
8th
Nacionalista Elected in 1928 .
9th
Re-elected in 1931 .
1931–1935 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
6
Fortunato M. Sevilla
June 5, 1934
September 16, 1935
10th
Nacionalista Elected in 1934 .
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Member
Term of office
National
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(2 )
Francisco Enage
September 16, 1935
September 1, 1936
1st
Nacionalista Elected in 1935 .1935–1941 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
7
Norberto Romualdez
September 1, 1936
November 4, 1941
Nacionalista
Elected in 1936 to finish Enage's term .
2nd
Re-elected in 1938 .
District dissolved into the two-seat Leyte's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic) .
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Member
Term of office
Common
Party
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District re-created May 24, 1945.
(4 )
Filomeno Montejo
June 11, 1945
May 25, 1946
1st
Nacionalista
Elected in 1941 .
1945–1946 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
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Member
Term of office
Congress
Party
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8
Juan R. Pérez
May 25, 1946
December 30, 1949
1st
Liberal
Elected in 1946 .
1946–1949 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
9
Daniel Z. Romuáldez
December 30, 1949
December 30, 1961
2nd
Nacionalista
Elected in 1949 .
1949–1957 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , Palo , San Miguel , Santa Fe , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
3rd
Re-elected in 1953 .
4th
Re-elected in 1957 .1st district .
1957–1961 Abuyog , Babatngon , Dulag , MacArthur , Mahaplag , Mayorga , Palo , San Miguel , Santa Fe , Tacloban , Tanauan , Tolosa
10
Dominador M. Tan
December 30, 1961
December 30, 1969
5th
Nacionalista
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1961 .
1961–1972 Albuera , Bato , Baybay , Hilongos , Hindang , Inopacan , Kananga , Matalom , Ormoc
6th
Liberal
Re-elected in 1965 .
11
Rodolfo M. Rivilla
December 30, 1969
September 23, 1972
7th
Nacionalista
Elected in 1969 .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.[ 10] [ 11]
12
Carmelo J. Locsin
June 30, 1987
June 30, 1998
8th
PDP–Laban
Elected in 1987 .
1987–present Albuera , Isabel , Kananga , Matag-ob , Merida , Ormoc , Palompon
9th
Lakas
Re-elected in 1992 .
10th
Re-elected in 1995 .
13
Ma. Victoria L. Locsin
June 30, 1998
December 10, 2002
11th
NPC
Elected in 1998 .
12th
Re-elected in 2001 .
14
Eufrocino M. Codilla Sr.
December 11, 2002
June 30, 2010
Lakas
Declared winner of 2001 elections.
13th
Re-elected in 2004 .
14th
Re-elected in 2007 .
15
Lucy Torres-Gomez
June 30, 2010
March 19, 2013
15th
Liberal
Elected in 2010 .Supreme Court due to being an invalid substitute of disqualified candidate Richard Gomez .
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2022
16th
Re-elected in 2013 .
17th
PDP–Laban
Re-elected in 2016 .
18th
Re-elected in 2019 .
16
Richard Gomez
June 30, 2022
Incumbent
19th
PDP–Laban
Elected in 2022 .
PFP
Election results
2022
2019
2016
2013
2010
1936 special
1936 Leyte's 4th National Assembly district special election Candidate Votes % Norberto Romualdez 7,033 76.32 Antonio Marcos 2,182 23.68 Total 9,215 100.00 Majority 4,851 52.64
See also
References
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