2016 Bacolod local elections

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2016 Bacolod local elections
  2013 May 9, 20162019 
 
Nominee Evelio Leonardia Monico Puentevella Wilfredo David
Party NPC NUP Independent
Running mateEl Cid FamiliaranVladimir Gonzales
Popular vote120,23197,9933,453
Percentage54.2%44.2%1.4%

Mayor before election

Monico Puentevella
NUP

Elected Mayor

Evelio Leonardia
NPC

Local elections was held in Bacolod on May 9, 2016, as part of the Philippine general election. The elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and twelve councilors, were filled in.

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Background

Former Mayor, now Bacolod Representative, Evelio Leonardia served out his term limitation for the mayoralty post as Bacolod's lone district representative to Congress. He chose to contest his former post against incumbent Mayor Monico Puentevella. [1]

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Results

Bacolod Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Evelio Leonardia 120,231 54.2%
NUP Monico Puentevella 97,99344.2%
Independent Wilfredo David3,4531.6%
Total votes221,677 100%
Bacolod Vice Mayoralty election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal El Cid Familiaran 108,360 55.6%
NUP Vladimir Gonzales86,61144.4%
Total votes194,971 100%

District Representative election

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bacolod City
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Greg Gasataya 85,467 41.15%
NUP Jude Thaddeus Sayson84,43140.65%
Liberal Carlos Jose Lopez18,2118.76%
Independent Archie Baribar17,4608.40%
Independent Rolando Villamor1,4910.71%
Independent Joel David Enriquez6280.30%
Invalid or blank votes27,953
Total votes235,641 100.00%

City Council election

Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to twelve candidates, then the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Grupo Progreso

NPC-led Coalition
NameParty
Em Ang NPC
Caesar Distrito Nacionalista
Renecito Novero NPC
Ricardo Tan NPC
Elmer Sy NPC
Al Victor Espino NPC
Dindo Ramos NPC
Bart Orola NPC
Marlon Solidum NPC
Cindy Rojas NPC
Israel Salanga NPC
George Zulueta NPC

Partido MKK

NUP-led Coalition
NameParty
Ronnie Albao Independent
Catalino Alisbo Liberal
Homer Bais NUP
Francis Balzomo Independent
Bong Dilag NUP
Wilson Gamboa, Jr. Independent
Ana Marie Palermo Liberal
Alex Paglumotan NUP
Kalaw Puentevella Nacionalista
Arnel Sigue Independent
Jocelyn Uychiat NUP
Sonya Verdeflor Liberal

Results

Bacolod City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Ricardo Tan 118,927 50.4%
Nacionalista Caesar Distrito 115,161 48.8%
NPC Cindy Rojas 110,054 46.7%
NPC Rene Novero 109,156 46.3%
NPC Em Ang 107,807 45.8%
NPC Elmer Sy 101,423 43.0%
Liberal Ana Marie Palermo 99,003 42.0%
Independent Wilson Gamboa, Jr. 97,660 41.4%
NPC Dindo Ramos 96,665 41.0%
NPC Bart Orola 95,328 40.4%
Nacionalista Kalaw Puentevella 94,677 40.2%
Liberal Sonya Verdeflor 93,170 39.5%
NUP Homer Bais90,53138.4%
NPC Al Espino88,99137.8%
NUP Alex Paglumotan86,62236.8%
NPC Israel Salanga83,14835.3%
NUP Bong Dilag81,34534.5%
Independent Arnel Sigue80,01434.0%
Liberal Catalino Alisbo75,81832.2%
NPC Marlon Solidum60,48225.7%
NPC George Zulueta47,76120.3%
NUP Jo Uychiat41,01017.4%
Independent Francis Balzomo37,07315.7%
Independent Ronnie Albao24,88410.6%
Independent Rico Villafuerte17,2967.33%
Independent Alan Arroyo12,0115.09%
Independent Jose Godfrey Peraren7,1483.03%
Total votes235,641 100%

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References

  1. "Large crowds of supporters join 2 Bacolod parties in COC filing". SunStar. October 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2021.