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Leyte's 5th 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 1931.[3] The district consists of the city of Baybay and adjacent municipalities of Abuyog, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag and Matalom. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Carl Cari of the Lakas–CMD.[4]
Leyte's 5th congressional district | |
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Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
Province | Leyte |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Population | 405,430 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 269,870 (2022)[2] |
Major settlements | |
Area | 1,947.11 km2 (751.78 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1930 |
Representative | Carl Cari |
Political party | Lakas |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
# | Member | Term of office | Legislature | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
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Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands | ||||||||
District created December 2, 1930.[5] | ||||||||
1 | Ruperto Kapunan | June 2, 1931 | June 5, 1934 | 9th | Nacionalista Consolidado |
Elected in 1931. | 1931–1935 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana | |
2 | Jorge B. Delgado | June 5, 1934 | September 16, 1935 | 10th | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1934. | ||
# | Member | Term of office | National Assembly |
Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 5th district for the National Assembly (Commonwealth of the Philippines) | ||||||||
(1) | Ruperto Kapunan | September 16, 1935 | February 4, 1939 | 1st | Nacionalista Democrático |
Elected in 1935. | 1935–1941 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana | |
2nd | Nacionalista | Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||||||
3 | Atilano R. Cinco | December 10, 1940 | December 30, 1941 | Nacionalista | Elected in 1940 to finish Kapunan's term. | |||
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 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||||||||
District re-created May 24, 1945. | ||||||||
4 | José María Veloso | June 11, 1945 | May 25, 1946 | 1st | Nacionalista | Elected in 1941. | 1945–1946 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana | |
# | Member | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs | ||
Start | End | |||||||
Leyte's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||||||||
(3) | Atilano R. Cinco | May 25, 1946 | December 30, 1953 | 1st | Liberal | Elected in 1946. | 1946–1949 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, La Paz, Pastrana | |
2nd | Re-elected in 1949. | 1949–1953 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tunga | ||||||
5 | Alberto T. Aguja | December 30, 1953 | December 30, 1961 | 3rd | Nacionalista | Elected in 1953. | 1953–1961 Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, Tunga | |
4th | Re-elected in 1957. | |||||||
District dissolved into Leyte's 2nd district.[6] | ||||||||
District re-created February 2, 1987. | ||||||||
6 | Eriberto Loreto | June 30, 1987 | June 30, 1998 | 8th | Independent | Elected in 1987. | 1987–present Abuyog, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag, Matalom | |
9th | Lakas | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||
10th | Re-elected in 1995. | |||||||
7 | Ma. Catalina L. Go | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | 11th | LAMMP | Elected in 1998. | ||
8 | Carmen L. Cari | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | 12th | Lakas | Elected in 2001. | ||
13th | Re-elected in 2004. | |||||||
14th | Re-elected in 2007. | |||||||
9 | Jose Carlos L. Cari | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | 15th | Liberal | Elected in 2010. | ||
16th | Re-elected in 2013. | |||||||
17th | PFP | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
10 | Carl Nicolas C. Cari | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | 18th | PFP | Elected in 2019. | ||
19th | PDP–Laban | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
Lakas |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP–Laban | Carl Cari (incumbent) | 172,023 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 172,023 | 100.00% | ||
PDP–Laban hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PFP | Carl Cari | 123,572 | 66.86% | |
NPC | Marilou Baligod | 60,395 | 32.68% | |
Independent | Baldomero Falcone | 858 | 0.46% | |
Total votes | 184,825 | 100.00% | ||
PFP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jose Carlos Cari (incumbent) | 134,955 | 91.81 | |
UNA | Gongie Galenzoga | 12,033 | 8.19 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 45,646 | 23.70 | ||
Total votes | 192,634 | 100.00 | ||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jose Carlos Cari (incumbent) | 78,149 | 63.10 | |
UNA | Renato Roble | 16,779 | 13.66 | |
Independent | Crispulo Truya | 780 | 0.63 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 27,147 | 22.10 | ||
Total votes | 122,855 | 100.00 | ||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Lakas–Kampi | Jose Carlos Cari | 118,113 | 100.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 55,119 | 31.82 | ||
Total votes | 173,232 | 100.00 | ||
Lakas–Kampi hold |
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