title: Southern Leyte's 2nd congressional district
text: # Southern Leyte's 2nd congressional district
  
  Southern Leyte's 2nd 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. It is composed of municipalities of Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan, San Ricardo, Saint Bernard, Anahawan, San Juan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan and Silago. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Christopherson Yap of the Lakas-CMD, who is the first representative of district since its creation.
  
  ## Representation history
  
  | # | Member | Member | Term of office | Term of office | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | # | Member | Member | Start | End | Congress | Party | Electoral history | Constituent LGUs |
  | District created February 1, 2019 from Southern Leyte's at-large district. |||||||||
  | 1 | | Christopherson Yap | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | 19th | Lakas-CMD | Elected in 2022. | 2022–present: Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, Libagon, Liloan, Pintuyan, Saint Bernard, San Francisco, San Juan, San Ricardo, Silago, Sogod |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2022
  
  2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Lakas | Christopherson Yap | 63,979 | 56.74 |
  | | Abag-Promdi | Florentino "Junbie" Fernandez | 39,246 | 34.8 |
  | | PFP | Alexander "Alex" Cuaton | 4,340 | 3.85 |
  | | Independent | Vick Barcelon | 3,739 | 3.32 |
  | | Independent | Ray "Loloy" Maupoy | 914 | 0.81 |
  | | Independent | Miguelito "Mig" Cataran | 546 | 0.48 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,764 | 100.00 |
  | | Lakas win (new seat) | Lakas win (new seat) | Lakas win (new seat) | Lakas win (new seat) |
  