Leyte's 1st congressional district

[3] The district consists of the provincial capital, Tacloban, and adjacent municipalities of Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan and Tolosa since 1987.

It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Martin Romualdez of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas), who has served as the House Speaker since July 2022.

[4] Until 1931, it consisted of the sub-province of Biliran and the northwestern municipalities of Albuera, Baybay, Calubian, Leyte, Merida, Ormoc, Palompon, San Isidro, and Villaba.

Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas under this district were reapportioned to the third district, and the district was redefined to consist of the city of Tacloban and the eastern municipalities of Abuyog, Babatngon, Dulag, Javier, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, and Tolosa, all previously from the fourth district, from 1961 until its second dissolution in 1972.

[6] Leyte's 1st district has seen two House Speakers, the most by any district: Daniel Z. Romualdez and his nephew, Martin Romualdez.