2022 Valenzuela local elections

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2022 Valenzuela Local elections
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  2019 May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) 2025  

Mayoral, vice mayoral, congressional representatives
and all 12 city council seats
Mayoral election
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Candidate Wes Gatchalian Bombit Bernardo
Party NPC LINKOD
Running mate Lorena Natividad-Borja Ricardo de Gula
Popular vote275,65075,026
Percentage78.6121.39

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Results by Barangay

Mayor before election

Rexlon Gatchalian
NPC

Elected mayor

Wes Gatchalian
NPC

Vice mayoral election
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Candidate Lorena Natividad-Borja Ricardo de Gula
Party NPC LINKOD
Popular vote257,61374,020
Percentage77.6822.32

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Results by Barangay

Vice mayor before election

Lorena Natividad-Borja
NPC

Elected Vice mayor

Lorena Natividad-Borja
NPC

Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, twelve city council members, and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 350,676 out of 443,611 registered voters voted in this election. [1]

Contents

Representative Wes Gatchalian and Vice Mayor Lorena Natividad-Borja were elected to the city's mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively, with Gatchalian being elected to his first term and Natividad-Borja being re-elected for her second. The NPC-affiliated Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela won all twelve seats in the city council, securing the coalition complete control of the legislative body.

Outgoing Mayor Rex Gatchalian and Representative Eric Martinez were elected to represent the first and second districts respectively in the 19th Congress. The former was elected for his first term while the latter was elected for his third.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian was elected to a third term as mayor in the 2019 elections. Due to term limits, he is ineligible to run for re-election; his party, the Nationalist People's Coalition nominated his brother, two-term representative Wes Gatchalian in his place. His main opponent was Engineer Bombit Bernardo, the standard bearer of Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City (LINKOD).

Incumbent vice mayor Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja was elected to a second term as vice mayor in the 2019 elections after having served as a councilor representing the second district from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2016. Her main opponent was Karuhatan Barangay Captain Ricardo "Boy" De Gula.

Congressional election

The incumbent first district representative was Weslie T. Gatchalian, younger brother to both senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian and incumbent mayor Rexlon T. Gatchalian. Weslie was on his second term as representative.

For the second district, incumbent representative Eric Martinez was also on his second term. He faced against former Valenzuela lone district and former Representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo in the election.

Candidates

Administration coalition

Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela
#NameParty
For Mayor
2. Wes Gatchalian NPC
For Vice Mayor
2. Lorie Natividad-Borja NPC
For House Of Representatives (1st District)
1. Rex Gatchalian NPC
For House Of Representatives (2nd District)
2. Eric Martinez PDP–Laban
For Councilor (1st District)
1.Marlon "Idol" Alejandrino NPC
2.Bimbo Dela Cruz NPC
4.Ramon Encarnacion NPC
5.Ricar Enriquez Lakas
7.Cris Feliciano-Tan PFP
8.Ghogo Lee NPC
For Councilor (2nd District)
3.Chiqui Carreon NPC
7.Gerald Galang NPC
10.Niña Lopez NPC
11.Louie Nolasco NPC
12.Mickey Pineda NPC
13.Sel Sabino-Sy NPC

Primary opposition coalition

Team BTS
#NameParty
For Mayor
1.Bombit BernardoLINKOD
For Vice Mayor
1.Ricardo “Boy” de GulaLINKOD
For House Of Representatives (2nd District)
1. Magi Gunigundo LINKOD
For Councilor (1st District)
3.Ariel DillenaLINKOD
6.Waldo EstrellaLINKOD
9.Weng LopezLINKOD
10.Rodelio LuceroLINKOD
12.Ernie TolentinoLINKOD
13.Nico TrinidadLINKOD
For Councilor (2nd District)
1.Baby Morales-AcuñaLINKOD
2.Nida CainapLINKOD
5.Jason de GulaLINKOD
6.Rizalino “Bong” FerrerLINKOD
9.Shiela Gamuyod-RuayaLINKOD
14.Ferdie UrrutiaLINKOD

Independent

Independent
#NameParty
For Councilor (1st District)
11.Abet Mariano Independent
For Councilor (2nd District)
7.Danilo Cueto Independent
8.Gilbert Gamas Independent

Election results

The winners of the congressional, mayor and vice mayor seats of Valenzuela City is determined with the highest number of votes received. These positions are voted separately, so there is a possibility that the winning officials came from the same or different political parties.

Mayoral election

Incumbent mayor was Rexlon "Rex" T. Gatchalian. [2]

Votes shares of the two mayoral candidate for each Barangay of Valenzuela City 2022 Valenzuela Mayoral Election Result.png
Votes shares of the two mayoral candidate for each Barangay of Valenzuela City
Valenzuela mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Weslie T. Gatchalian 275,650 78.61%
LINKOD Bombit Bernardo75,02621.39%
Total votes350,676 100%
NPC hold
Popular vote percentage
Wes Gatchalian
78.61%
Bombit Bernardo
21.39%

Vice Mayoral election

Incumbent vice mayor was Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja.

Votes shares of the two vice mayoral candidate for each Barangay of Valenzuela City 2022 Valenzuela VM Results.png
Votes shares of the two vice mayoral candidate for each Barangay of Valenzuela City
Valenzuela vice mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Lorena C. Natividad-Borja (Incumbent) 257,613 77.68%
LINKOD Ricardo de Gula74,02022.32%
Total votes331,633 100%
NPC hold
Popular vote percentage
Lorie Natividad-Borja
77.68%
Boy de Gula
22.32%

Congressional elections

First district

Incumbent representative was Weslie Gatchalian. [2]

Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Valenzuela
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Rexlon T. Gatchalian 141,794 100%
Total votes141,794 100%
NPC hold

Second district

Incumbent representative was Eric Martinez.

Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Valenzuela
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Eric M. Martinez (Incumbent) 132,241 72.33%
LINKOD Magtanggol Gunigundo 50,59927.67
Total votes182,840 100%
PDP–Laban hold

City council elections

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First (left) and second (right) legislative districts of Valenzuela.
Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela Nationalist People's Coalition 1,112,64863.6810
Lakas-CMD 108,7656.231
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 97,9895.611
Total1,319,40275.5212
Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City 357,26120.450
Independent70,5274.040
Ex officio seats2
Total1,747,190100.0014

The voters in the city elected six councilors on the district where they are registered. Each district elects its own set of councilors via multiple non-transferable vote.

First district

Valenzuela City Council election in the 1st district
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Marlon Paulo D. Alejandrino 110,391 30.33%
NPC Ramon L. Encarnacion (Incumbent) 109,999 30.22%
Lakas Ricardo Ricarr C. Enriquez (Incumbent) 108,765 29.88%
PFP Cristina Marie M. Feliciano-Tan 97,989 26.92%
NPC Joseph William D. Lee (Incumbent) 89,881 24.69%
NPC Walter Magnum D. dela Cruz (Incumbent) 82,732 22.73%
Independent Alberto Mariano49,59913.63%
LINKOD Ernesto Trinidad34,8749.58%
LINKOD Ernesto Tolentino33,4179.18%
LINKOD Eduardo Estrella20,7255.69%
LINKOD Rowena Lopez19,6855.41%
LINKOD Rodelio Lucero18,8365.17%
LINKOD Ariel Dillena16,9834.67%
Total votes793,876 100.00
Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela Nationalist People's Coalition 393,00349.504
Lakas-CMD 108,76513.701
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 97,98912.341
Total599,75775.556
Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City 144,52018.200
Independent49,5996.250
Total793,876100.006

Second district

Valenzuela City Council election in the 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Gerald Cloyd D. Galang 129,817 35.66%
NPC Niña Sheila B. Lopez (Incumbent) 121,113 33.27%
NPC Roselle C. Sabino-Sy 119,614 32.86%
NPC Louie P. Nolasco (Incumbent) 118,363 32.52%
NPC Christopher Joseph M. Pineda 115,831 31.82%
NPC Chiqui Marie N. Carreon (Incumbent) 114,907 31.57%
LINKOD Rizalino Ferrer45,47512.49%
LINKOD Jason de Gula45,23012.43%
LINKOD Marie Shiela Gamuyod-Ruaya38,32310.53%
LINKOD Gertrudes Morales-Acuña36,48910.02%
LINKOD Fernando Urrutia25,4576.99%
LINKOD Nida Cainap21,7675.98%
Independent Gilbert Gamas12,5133.44%
Independent Danilo Cueto8,4152.31%
Total votes953,314 100.00
PartyVotes%Seats
Nationalist People's Coalition 719,64575.496
Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City 212,74122.320
Independent20,9282.200
Total953,314100.006

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