2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Eastern Visayas

Elections were held in Eastern Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[1]

Summary[edit]

Party Popular vote % Swing Seats
won		 Change
Liberal 936,290 49.33% Increase 1.65% 7 Steady
Nacionalista 251,530 13.25% Increase 0.41% 0 Decrease 1
NPC 232,782 12.26% Increase 7.37% 2 Increase 1
Lakas 147,477 7.77% Decrease 4.15% 1 Steady
NUP 110,986 5.85% Decrease 5.47% 2 Steady
Aksyon 82,557 4.35% Increase 4.35% 0 Steady
UNA 78,031 4.11% Increase 0.67% 0 Steady
Independent 57,391 3.02% Increase 2.81% 0 Steady
PDP–Laban 943 0.05% Decrease 0.63% 0 Steady
Valid votes 1,897,987 82.15% 12
Invalid votes 412,265 17.85%
Turnout 2,310,252 85.60%
Registered voters 2,698,880 100.00%

Biliran[edit]

Rogelio Espina is the incumbent and running unopposed.[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Biliran's Lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rogelio Espina 54,844 100.00%
Valid ballots 54,844 61.95%
Invalid or blank votes 33,688 38.05%
Total votes 88,532 100.00%
Liberal hold

Eastern Samar[edit]

Ben Evardone is the incumbent.[3]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Eastern Samar's lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ben Evardone 132,089 58.32%
Nacionalista Annaliz Gonzales-Kwan 94,388 41.68%
Valid ballots 226,477 88.32%
Margin of victory 37,701 16.65%
Invalid or blank votes 29,959 11.68%
Total votes 256,436 100.00%
Liberal hold

Leyte[edit]

Each of Leyte's 5 others legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[4]

1st District[edit]

Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. He is running for senate instead.[5] His party nominates his wife and former beauty queen Yedda Marie Romualdez[6]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Yedda Romualdez 147,477 73.66%
Independent Fiel Clemencio 51,550 25.75%
Independent Ka-Poly Jacla 1,191 0.59%
Valid ballots 200,218 81.29%
Margin of victory 95,927 47.91%
Invalid or blank votes 46,082 18.71%
Total votes 246,300 100.00%
Lakas hold

2nd District[edit]

Sergio Antonio Apostol is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Henry Ong 95,534 52.64%
Liberal Sergio Antonio Apostol 82,768 45.60%
Independent Alberto Hidalgo 2,249 1.24%
PDP–Laban Gary Ramos 943 0.52%
Valid ballots 181,494 85.43%
Margin of victory 12,766 7.03%
Invalid or blank votes 30,951 14.57%
Total votes 212,445 100.00%
NPC gain from Liberal

3rd District[edit]

Andres D. Salvacion Jr. is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 3rd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Ching Veloso 43,333 50.03%
Liberal Tingting Salvacion 43,277 49.97%
Valid ballots 86,610 88.05%
Margin of victory 56 0.06%
Invalid or blank votes 11,754 11.95%
Total votes 98,364 100.00%
NUP gain from Liberal

4th District[edit]

Lucy Torres-Gomez is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Lucy Marie Gomez 137,601 62.50%
Aksyon Violy Codilla 82,557 37.50%
Valid ballots 220,158 89.86%
Margin of victory 55,044 25.00%
Invalid or blank votes 24,846 10.14%
Total votes 245,004 100.00%
Liberal hold

5th District[edit]

Jose Carlos Cari is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Leyte's 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jose Carlos Cari 134,955 91.81%
UNA Gongie Galenzoga 12,033 8.19%
Valid ballots 146,988 76.30%
Margin of victory 122,922 83.63%
Invalid or blank votes 45,646 23.70%
Total votes 192,634 100.00%
Liberal hold

Northern Samar[edit]

Each of Northern Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.

1st District[edit]

Harlin Abayon is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Northern Samar's 1st district[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Raul Daza 80,157 50.01%
Nacionalista Harlin Abayon 80,110 49.99%
Valid ballots 160,267 88.59%
Margin of victory 47 0.01%
Invalid or blank votes 20,521 11.35%
Total votes 180,788 100.00%
Liberal gain from Nacionalista

2nd District[edit]

Emil L. Ong was the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. His party nominated his son, Edwin Ongchuan, running unopposed.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Northern Samar's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Edwin Ong Ongchuan 67,653 100.00%
Valid ballots 67,653 47.23%
Invalid or blank votes 75,581 52.77%
Total votes 143,234 100.00%
NUP hold

Samar[edit]

Each of Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.

1st District[edit]

Mel Senen Sarmiento is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. He was appointed as secretary of DILG on September 11, 2015.[8]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edgar Sarmiento 86,115 51.86%
Nacionalista Monmon Uy 77,548 46.70%
Independent Irma Sarmiento 2,401 1.45%
Valid ballots 166,064 89.33%
Margin of victory 8,567 5.16%
Invalid or blank votes 19,843 10.67%
Total votes 185,907 100.00%
Liberal hold

2nd District[edit]

Milagrosa Tan is the incumbent

Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Milagrosa Tan 137,248 69.16%
Liberal Myrna Ojeda-Tan 61,189 30.84%
Valid ballots 198,437 83.84%
Margin of victory 76,059 38.33%
Invalid or blank votes 38,262 16.16%
Total votes 236,699 100.00%
NPC hold

Southern Leyte[edit]

Damian Mercado is the incumbent but he is again running for governor. His brother, former Rep. Roger Mercado was nominated by his party.[9]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Southern Leyte
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Oging Mercado 123,806 65.23%
UNA Rico Rentuza 65,998 34.77%
Valid ballots 189,804 84.38%
Margin of victory 57,808 30.46%
Invalid or blank votes 35,132 15.62%
Total votes 224,936 100.00%
Liberal hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Local Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Biliran". COMELEC. October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Eastern Samar". COMELEC. October 12, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Leyte". COMELEC. October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Romualdez Runs for Senate". Manila Standard. October 18, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Miriam Garcia Desacada (October 17, 2015). "In Eastern Visayas: 2016 Election Sees Clash of same Political Clans". The FreeMan. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Perfecto, Eladio (18 May 2016). "N.Samar canvassers declare more winning candidates". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ^ Cecille Suerte Felipe (September 10, 2015). "New DILG chief: Who is Senen Sarmiento?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Southern Leyte". COMELEC. October 21, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

External links[edit]

  • COMELEC - Official website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
  • NAMFREL - Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
  • PPCRV - Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
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