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Leyte's 5th congressional district
Leyte's 5th congressional district
Constituency; for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
	Boundary of Leyte's 5th congressional district in Leyte
	Location of Leyte within the Philippines
Province	Leyte
Region	Eastern Visayas
Population	405,430 (2020)
Electorate	269,870 (2022)
Major settlements	9 LGUs Cities ; Baybay ; Municipalities ; Abuyog ; Bato ; Hilongos ; Hindang ; Inopacan ; Javier ; Mahaplag ; Matalom ;
Area	1,947.11 km2 (751.78 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1930
Representative	Carl Cari
Political party	Lakas
Congressional bloc	Majority

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, since its second restoration in 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Carl Cari of the Lakas–CMD.^[4]

Prior to its second dissolution in 1961 due to the creation of Southern Leyte, the district consisted of the central municipalities of Alangalang, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Jaro, Julita, La Paz, Pastrana, Tabontabon, and Tunga. All these municipalities were subsequently redistricted to the 2nd district.^[5]

Representation history

#	Member		Term of office		Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
#	Member		Start	End	Legislature	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
Leyte's 5th district for the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands
District created December 2, 1930.^[6]
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
#	Member		Start	End	National Assembly	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
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
(1)		Ruperto Kapunan	September 16, 1935	February 4, 1939	2nd	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1938. Died.
3		Atilano R. Cinco	December 10, 1940	December 30, 1941	2nd	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
#	Member		Start	End	Common wealth Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
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
#	Member		Start	End	Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
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
(3)		Atilano R. Cinco	May 25, 1946	December 30, 1953	2nd	Liberal	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
5		Alberto T. Aguja	December 30, 1953	December 30, 1961	4th	Nacionalista	Re-elected in 1957.
District dissolved into Leyte's 2nd district.^[5]
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	Lakas	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	Liberal	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.
					19th	Lakas	Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2022

2022 Leyte's 5th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Carl Cari (incumbent)	172,023	100.00%
Total votes			172,023	100.00%
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Leyte's 5th congressional district election^[7]
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

2016

2016 Leyte's 5th congressional district election
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

2013

2013 Leyte's 5th congressional district election
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