The Legislative District of Southern Leyte is the representation of the Province of Southern Leyte in the Philippine House of Representatives. Prior to the election of Southern Leyte's own representative as an independent province, areas currently under the jurisdiction of the province were represented as part of Leyte's second and third districts from 1907 to 1931, and of the third district from 1931 to 1961. From 1978 to 1984 it was part of the representation of Region VIII.
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