Southern Leyte's 1st congressional district

Southern Leyte's 1st congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Location of Southern Leyte within the Philippines
Province	Southern Leyte
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	201,421 (2020) [1]
Electorate	133,753 (2022) [2]
Major settlements	7 LGUs Cities Maasin Municipalities Bontoc Limasawa Macrohon Malitbog Padre Burgos Tomas Oppus
Area	603.91 km2 (233.17 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2019
Representative	Roger Mercado
Political party	NPC
Congressional bloc	TBD

Southern Leyte's 1st legislative district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Southern Leyte. The district has been represented in the lower house of the Congress since 2022. ^[3] Established in 2019, it is composed of the city of Maasin and the municipalities of Bontoc, Limasawa, Macrohon, Malitbog, Padre Burgos, and Tomas Oppus. ^[4] It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Roger Mercado of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). ^{[5] [6]}

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 1, 2019 from Southern Leyte's at-large district. [7]
1			Luz Mercado	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025	19th	NUP	Elected in 2022.	2022–present: Bontoc, Limasawa, Maasin, Macrohon, Malitbog, Padre Burgos, Tomas Oppus
							Lakas
2			Roger Mercado	June 30, 2025	Incumbent	20th	NPC	Elected in 2025.

Election results

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roger Mercado	Nationalist People's Coalition	68,306	68.62
	Marisa Lerias	Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	29,109	29.24
	Oscar Camus	Independent	2,122	2.13
Total			99,537	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			134,738	–
	Nationalist People's Coalition gain from Lakas–CMD
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Luz Mercado	74,693	88.14%
	Independent	Vicente Geraldo	10,094	11.91%
Total votes			84,787	100.00%
	NUP win (new seat)

See also

• Legislative districts of Southern Leyte

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "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 June 10, 2023.
3. "LIST: New congressional districts in the 2022 elections". Rappler. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
4. ABS-CBN News (6 February 2019). "Southern Leyte Split". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
5. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved June 10, 2023.
6. Panti, Llanesca (September 25, 2024). "Members of Lakas-CMD in Romualdez-led House climb to 109". GMA Integrated News . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
7. Republic Act No. 11198 (February 1, 2019), An Act for the reapportionment of the Province of Southern Leyte into two (2) legislative Districts (PDF), retrieved April 11, 2021