| Leyte's 2nd congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Boundary of Leyte's 2nd congressional district in Leyte | |
 Location of Leyte within the Philippines | |
| Province | Leyte |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Population | 417,651 (2020)[1] |
| Electorate | 295,383 (2022)[2] |
| Major settlements | |
| Area | 1,476.72 km2 (570.16 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1907 |
| Representative | Lolita Javier |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Congressional bloc | Majority |
Leyte's 2nd 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 central municipalities of Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon and Tunga since its second restoration in 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Lolita Javier of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]
Until 1931, it consisted of southern municipalities of undivided Leyte: Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, and Matalom, and present-day Southern Leyte municipalities of Cabalian (now San Juan), Libagon, Liloan, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Pintuyan, and Sogod. Following the creation of the fifth district, Albuera, Baybay, and Ormoc were added from the first district, while the present-day Southern Leyte municipalities were redistricted to the third district;[5] Kananga was later established out of Ormoc in 1950.[6] Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas were moved to the fourth district, with the central municipalities from the fifth district, such as Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, and Tunga, forming the redefined second district from 1961 until its second dissolution in 1972.[7]
- ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 20, 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 20, 2020.
- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Act No. 3788 (December 2, 1930), An Act Reorganizing the Representative Districts of the Province of Leyte and Creating a Fifth District, Lawyerly, retrieved May 6, 2020
- ^ Republic Act No. 542 (June 17, 1950), An Act Creating the Municipality of Kananga in the Province of Leyte, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved June 22, 2024
- ^ Republic Act No. 2227 (May 22, 1959), An Act Creating the Province of Southern Leyte, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved May 6, 2020