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General elections are held in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the posts of Regional Governor and Vice-Governor on March 25, 1993. [1] The Lakas-NUCD-UMDP party won a majority of the positions during the election. [2]
The election is regionwide, under the first-past-the-post system. The candidate with the highest number of votes is elected.
Each province is divided into two districts, each electing three members via multiple non-transferable vote.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lininding Pangandaman | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 602,573 | 71.74 | |
Zacaria Candao | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino–Islamic Party of the Philippines | 236,339 | 28.14 | |
Hadji Idijirani | Muslim Democratic Party | 1,049 | 0.12 | |
Total | 839,961 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,033,492 | 81.27 | ||
Majority | 366,234 | 43.6 | ||
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP gain from Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nabil Tan | Lakas–NUCD–UMDP | 442,798 | 54.67 | |
Benjamin Loong | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 367,141 | 45.33 | |
Total | 809,939 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,033,492 | 78.37 | ||
Majority | 75,657 | 9.34 | ||
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP gain from Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakas–NUCD/United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines | 799,435 | 33.92 | 8 | |
Islamic Party of the Philippines–Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 359,033 | 15.23 | 1 | |
Islamic Party of the Philippines | 330,576 | 14.03 | 4 | |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 280,328 | 11.89 | 1 | |
Lakas–NUCD/United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines–Ompia Party | 193,486 | 8.21 | 2 | |
Nationalist People's Coalition/Lakas–NUCD/United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines | 92,245 | 3.91 | 1 | |
Nationalist People's Coalition | 67,152 | 2.85 | 1 | |
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | 53,682 | 2.28 | 1 | |
Lakas–NUCD/Ompia Party | 25,878 | 1.10 | 0 | |
National Union of Christian Democrats | 67 | 0.00 | 0 | |
Independent | 154,966 | 6.58 | 2 | |
Total | 2,356,848 | 100.00 | 21 |
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