The province, together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts.
In the disruption caused by the Second World War, two delegates represented the province in the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic: one was the provincial governor (an ex officio member), while the other was elected through a provincial assembly of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
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.
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.