When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the ninth senatorial district which elected two out of the 24-member senate.
Even after receiving their own city charters, Ormoc and Tacloban remained part of the representation of the Province of Leyte by virtue of Section 90 of Republic Act No. 179 (June 21, 1947),[2] and Section 91 of Republic Act No. 760 (June 20, 1952),[3] respectively.
Republic Act No. 2227, enacted on May 22, 1959, created the province of Southern Leyte from the southern municipalities of Leyte that constituted its third congressional district.[4] Per Section 5 of R.A. 2227, the incumbent representatives of all five districts of Leyte continued to serve for the remainder of 4th Congress. Starting in the 1961 elections, Leyte's remaining four districts were renumbered; the first, second, fourth and fifth districts were re-designated as the third, fourth, first and second districts, respectively.
Under the new Constitution which was proclaimed on February 11, 1987, the province was re-apportioned into five districts,[5] each of which elected its member to the restored House of Representatives starting that same year.
A plebiscite held on May 11, 1992, approved the establishment of Biliran (a sub-province of Leyte since 1959[6]) as a regular province, by virtue of Section 462 of Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991).[7] Biliran continued to be represented as part of the third district of Leyte until it elected its own representative in the 1995 elections.
^Does not vote for provincial officials since becoming a highly urbanized city in 1988. Only votes with Leyte for representation in the various national legislatures.
^Assumed office on October 27, 1995, after the Supreme Court dismissed the disqualification case filed against her for supposedly failing to meet residency requirements.
^Mario Teodoro F. Etong was the name he used on his Certificate of Candidacy.
^Appointed Chairman of Philippine National Oil Company—Exploration and Development Corporation in 2001; seat remained vacant until the end of the 11th Congress.[8]
^Died on December 27, 1969, three days before end of term.
^Salud Vivero Parreño was re-elected in the 1969 elections for a second term, but died before the opening of the 7th Congress. No special election was held to fill the seat vacancy.[8]
^Does not vote for provincial officials since becoming a chartered city in 1947. Only votes with Leyte for representation in the various national legislatures.
^Declared winner in 2001 election and assumed second term of office on June 30, 2001. Unseated after losing election protest filed by Eufrocinio M. Codilla, Sr. on December 10, 2002.[8][9]
^Won election protest against Ma. Victoria Locsin; took oath of office on December 11, 2002.[8][9]
^Disqualified by the Supreme Court on March 19, 2013, for being ineligible to run for office as substitute of Richard Gomez.[8][10] Seat remained vacant until the end of 15th Congress.
^Philippine Legislature (1935). "Public laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature: during the period from Sept. 1, 1900 to Nov. 14, 1935; comprising acts nos. 1 to 4275, Volume 31". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^Congress of the Philippines (June 21, 1947). "Republic Act No. 179 – An Act Creating Ormoc City". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^Congress of the Philippines (June 20, 1952). "Republic Act No. 760 – An Act Creating the City of Tacloban". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^"Republic Act No. 2227 - An Act Creating the Province of Southern Leyte". The LawPhil Project. May 22, 1959. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^1986 Constitutional Commission (February 2, 1987). "1987 Constitution of the Philippines - Apportionment Ordinance". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Republic Act No. 2141 - An Act Creating the Sub-Province of Biliran". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^Congress of the Philippines (October 10, 1991). "Republic Act No. 7160 - Local Government Code of 1991". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab acCongressional Library Bureau. "Roster of Philippine Legislators". Republic of the Philippines, House of Representatives. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
^ a bSupreme Court of the Philippines (December 10, 2002). "G.R. No. 150605 - EUFROCINO M. CODILLA, SR., Petitioner, vs. HON. JOSE DE VENECIA, ROBERTO P. NAZARENO, in their official capacities as Speaker and Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, respectively, and MA. VICTORIA L. LOCSIN, Respondents". Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^Supreme Court of the Philippines (March 19, 2013). "G.R. No. 202202 - SILVERIO R. TAGOLINO, Petitioner, vs. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND LUCY MARIE TORRES-GOMEZ, Respondents". Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ a bOfficial program of the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines and the induction into office of His Excellency Jose P. Laurel. Bureau of Printing. 1943.