Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, 2013

Elections will be held in Caraga for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13, 2013.

Summary

Party		Popular vote	%	Swing	Seats won	Change
	Liberal				5
	NUP				2
	Kusug Agusanon				1
	Lakas				1
	Aksyon				0
	Makabayan				0
	Nacionalista				0
	NPC				0
	UNA				0
	Independent				0
Valid votes					9
Invalid votes
Turnout
Registered voters

Agusan del Norte

1st District

Incumbent Jose Aquino II is not running for the position; instead, he is running for Butuan's mayorship. His Lakas–CMD party did not name a nominee in this district.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Norte's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lawrence Lemuel Fortun
	UNA	Roan Libarios
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Lakas		Swing

2nd District

Incumbent Angelica Amante-Matba is not running. Her brother incumbent Governor Erlpe John Amante is running unopposed.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Norte's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Kusug Agusanon	Erlpe John Amante
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Kusug Agusanon hold		Swing

Agusan del Sur

1st District

Maria Valentina Plaza is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roberto Aquino
	NUP	Maria Valentina Plaza
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	NUP hold		Swing

2nd District

Evelyn Mellana is the incumbent. She will face former Representative Rodolfo Plaza.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Agusan del Sur's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NUP	Evelyn Mellana
	NPC	Rodolfo Plaza
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	NUP hold		Swing

Dinagat Islands

Incumbent Ruben Ecleo, Jr. has been dropped from the rolls of the House of Representatives after the Supreme Court ruled that the Sandiganbayan's conviction of Ecleo on graft was valid.^[1] No special election was held. Dinagat Mayor Gwendolyn Ecleo is his party's nominee. She will face incumbent Akbayan Partylist Representative Kaka Bag-ao, who is running as guest candidate of the Liberal Party.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Dinagat Islands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kaka Bag-ao
	Nacionalista	Gwendolyn Ecleo
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal win

Surigao del Norte

1st District

Francisco Matugas is the Incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Surigao del Norte's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Makabayan	Teodulfo Espejon
	Liberal	Francisco Matugas
	Independent	Gertrudes Saberon
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

2nd District

Guillermo Romarate, Jr. is Incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Surigao del Norte's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nacionalista	Robert Ace Barbers
	Independent	Pepito Lago
	Liberal	Guillermo Romarate, Jr.
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

Surigao del Sur

1st District

Philip Pichay is Incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Surigao del Sur's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mary Elizabeth Delgado
	Independent	Victor Murillo
	Lakas	Philip Pichay
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Lakas hold		Swing

2nd District

Florencio Garay is the Incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Surigao del Sur's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UNA	Mario Alvizo
	Liberal	Florencio Garay
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. Gil C. Cabacungan, Jerome Aning. "House drops convicted legislator Ecleo from the roll". Philippine Daily Inquirer.