Legislative district of Southern Leyte

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 (2010): 399,137

Period	Representative
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. Lerias^1
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.^[1]

See also

• Legislative districts of Leyte

References

1. G.R. No. 97105 Lerias vs. HRET and Roger G. Mercado Accessed on July 20, 2016.

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library