Philippine House of Representatives election, 2016 (Eastern Visayas)

Elections will be held in Eastern Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[1]

Summary

Party Popular vote % Swing Seats
won 		Change
Aksyon
Lakas-CMD
Liberal
NPC
Nacionalista
NUP
PDP-Laban
UNA
Independent
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Turnout
Registered voters

Biliran

Rogelio Espina is the incumbent and running unopposed.[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Biliran's Lone district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rogelio Espina
Total votes
Liberal hold Swing

Eastern Samar

Ben Evardone is the incumbent.[3]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Eastern Samar's Lone district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Evardone
UNA Annaliz Gonzales-Kwan
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

Leyte

Each of Leyte's 5 others legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest amount of votes wins the seat.[4]

1st District

Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. He is running for senate instead.[5] His party nominates his wife and former beauty queen Yedda Marie Romualdez[6]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fiel Clemencio
Independent Poly Jacla
Lakas-CMD Yedda Marie Romualdez
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

2nd District

Sergio Antonio Apostol is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sergio Antonio Apostol
Independent Alberto Hidalgo
NPC Henry Ong
PDP-Laban Gary Ramos
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

3rd District

Andres D. Salvacion Jr. is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 3rd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ma. Victoria Salvacion
NUP Vicente Veloso
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

4th District

Lucy Torres-Gomez is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Aksyon Violita Codilla
Liberal Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

5th District

Jose Carlos Cari is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 5th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jose Carlos Cari
UNA Gongie Galenzoga
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

Northern Samar

Each of Northern Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest amount of votes wins the seat.

1st District

Harlin Abayon is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Northern Samar's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nacionalista Harlin Abayon
Liberal Raul Daza
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

2nd District

Emil L. Ong is the incumbent but ineligle for reelection. His party nominated his son, Edwin Ongchuan, running unopposed.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Northern Samar's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NUP Edwin Ongchuan
Total votes
NUP hold Swing

Samar

Each of Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest amount of votes wins the seat.

1st District

Mel Senen Sarmiento is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. He was appointed as secretary of DILG on September 11, 2015.[7]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edgar Sarmiento
Independent Irma Sarmiento
Nacionalista Raymund Uy
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

2nd District

Milagrosa Tan is the incumbent

Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Myrna Ojeda-Tan
NPC Milagrosa Tan
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

Southern Leyte

Damian Mercado is the incumbent but he is again running for governor. His brother, former Rep. Roger Mercado was nominated by his party.[8]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Southern Leyte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Mercado
UNA Rico Rentuza
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

References

  1. ↑ "List of Local Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ [hhttp://electionsph.blogspot.com/2015/03/elections2016-candidates-province-Biliran.html "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Biliran"]. COMELEC. October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Eastern Samar". COMELEC. October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Leyte". COMELEC. October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Romualdez Runs for Senate". Manila Standard. October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Miriam Garcia Desacada (October 17, 2015). "In Eastern Visayas: 2016 Election Sees Clash of same Political Clans". The FreeMan. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Cecille Suerte Felipe (September 10, 2015). "New DILG chief: Who is Senen Sarmiento?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Southern Leyte". COMELEC. October 21, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

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