2016 Ormoc local elections

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2016 Ormoc City mayoral election
 2013May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)2019 
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Nominee Richard "Goma" Gomez Edward "Ondo" CodillaMar Gallardo
Party NPC Liberal Independent
Running mateLeo Carmelo "Toto" Locsin, Jr.Pedro Godiardo Ebcasnone
Popular vote53,23444,453608
Percentage49.3841.240.56

Mayor before election

Edward Codilla
Liberal

Elected Mayor

Richard Gomez
NPC

Local elections in Ormoc City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

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Background

Incumbent city mayor Edward Codilla ran for re-election to his post; he ran against an opponent in the 2013 election race, actor and sportsman Richard Gomez. Codilla ran under the Liberal Party, while Gomez ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition. [1]

Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes. [2]

Results

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.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Edward Codilla is the incumbent.

Ormoc City Mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Richard Gomez 53,234 49.38%
Liberal Edward Codilla44,45341.24%
Independent Mar Gallardo6080.56%
Margin of victory8,7818.15%
Invalid or blank votes9,4998.81
Total votes107,794 100.00%
NPC gain from Liberal

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. is the incumbent. He switched parties for this election, from Liberal Party to Nationalist People's Coalition.

Ormoc City Vice Mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. 53,098 49.26%
Liberal Pedro Godiardo Ebcas38,10335.35%
Margin of victory14,99513.91%
Invalid or blank votes16,59315.39
Total votes107,794 100.00%
NPC gain from Liberal

City Council Election

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection. [3]

Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket

Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket
NameParty
Jay-R Aparis Liberal
Caplea Capuyan-Villar Liberal
Antonio Codilla Liberal
Ando Conejos Liberal
Conrad Conopio Liberal
Boy Laurente Liberal
Menoy Maglasang Liberal
Joel Marson Liberal
Melbur Melgazo Liberal
Dodjie Omega Liberal

Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket

Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket
NameParty
Bebe Laurente NPC
Jasper Lucero NPC
Gerry Penserga NPC
Bennet Pongos NPC
Nolitz Quilang NPC
Vince Rama NPC
Mayong Rodriguez NPC
Tommy Serafica NPC
Lando Villasencio NPC
Goito Yrastorza NPC
Ormoc City Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Lando Villasencio 48,654 6.34%
NPC Vince Rama 47,025 6.13%
NPC Mayong Rodriguez 46,319 6.04%
NPC Tommy Serafica 45,396 5.92%
NPC Bennet Pongos 45,216 5.90%
NPC Gerry Penserga 40,562 5.29%
NPC Goito Yrastorza 40,204 5.24%
NPC Nolitz Quilang 38,820 5.06%
Liberal Jay-R Aparis 38,342 5.00%
Liberal Caplea Capuyan-Villar 37,821 4.93%
NPC Jasper Lucero37,5714.90%
NPC Bebe Laurente37,0254.83%
Liberal Ando Conejos36,1054.71%
Liberal Antonio Codilla34,0924.45%
Liberal Boy Laurente33,9234.42%
Liberal Menoy Maglasang31,6434.13%
Liberal Conrad Conopio31,4714.10%
Liberal Dodjie Omega31,0024.04%
Liberal Joel Marson30,7394.01%
Liberal Melbur Melgazo30,7114.00%
Independent Victor Perez4,2510.55%
Total votes766,892 100.00%

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