An Waray | |
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Founded | 2001 |
Ideology | Waray regionalism |
Colors | Green |
Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 63 (Party-list seats only) |
An Waray is a party-list in the Philippines, mainly based on the islands of Leyte, Samar and Biliran. [1]
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives An Waray got 268,164 votes (2.1079% of the nationwide vote) [2] and one seat (Florencio Noel). An Waray Party List is a democratic multi-sectoral party-list organization that envisions a just, progressive and peaceful Filipino society characterized by its principles katilingban (sense of community), kahimyang (peace) and kauswagan (progress) through the adoption of a community-based and peace oriented development agenda. [1] On August 14, 2023, the Philippine Commission on Elections or COMELEC revoked the party-list's registration due to a controversy of An Waray seating its 2nd nominee in 2013 without being proclaimed by the COMELEC. [3]
Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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2004 | 268,164 | 2.11% | 1 |
2007 | 321,516 | 2.01% | 1 |
2010 | 712,405 | 2.39% | 2 |
2013 | 540,906 | 1.97% | 1 |
2016 | 590,895 | 1.82% | 1 |
2019 | 440,228 | 1.59% | 1 |
2022 | 385,460 | 1.05% | 1 |
Period | 1st Representative | 2nd Representative | 3rd Representative |
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12th Congress 2004–2007 | Bem Noel | — | — |
13th Congress 2007–2010 | Bem Noel | — | — |
14th Congress 2010–2013 | Bem Noel | Neil Montejo | — |
16th Congress 2013–2016 | Neil Montejo | Victoria Noel Unrecognized [lower-alpha 1] | — |
16th Congress 2016–2019 | Victoria Noel | — | — |
18th Congress 2019–2022 | Bem Noel | — | — |
19th Congress 2022–2025 | Bem Noel Removed on September 27, 2023 [6] [8] | — | — |
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