2016 Bacolod local elections

2016 Bacolod local elections
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Nominee Evelio Leonardia Monico Puentevella Wilfredo David
Party NPC NUP Independent
Running mate El Cid Familiaran Vladimir Gonzales
Popular vote 120,231 97,993 3,453
Percentage 54.2% 44.2% 1.4%
Mayor before election

Monico Puentevella
NUP

Elected mayor

Evelio Leonardia
NPC

Local elections were 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.

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
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Evelio Leonardia 120,231 54.2%
NUP Monico Puentevella 97,993 44.2%
Independent Wilfredo David 3,453 1.6%
Total votes 221,677 100%
Bacolod Vice Mayoralty election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal El Cid Familiaran 108,360 55.6%
NUP Vladimir Gonzales 86,611 44.4%
Total votes 194,971 100%

District Representative election

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bacolod City
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Greg Gasataya 85,467 41.15%
NUP Jude Thaddeus Sayson 84,431 40.65%
Liberal Carlos Jose Lopez 18,211 8.76%
Independent Archie Baribar 17,460 8.40%
Independent Rolando Villamor 1,491 0.71%
Independent Joel David Enriquez 628 0.30%
Invalid or blank votes 27,953
Total votes 235,641 100.00%

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
Name Party
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
Name Party
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
Party Candidate Votes %
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 Bais 90,531 38.4%
NPC Al Espino 88,991 37.8%
NUP Alex Paglumotan 86,622 36.8%
NPC Israel Salanga 83,148 35.3%
NUP Bong Dilag 81,345 34.5%
Independent Arnel Sigue 80,014 34.0%
Liberal Catalino Alisbo 75,818 32.2%
NPC Marlon Solidum 60,482 25.7%
NPC George Zulueta 47,761 20.3%
NUP Jo Uychiat 41,010 17.4%
Independent Francis Balzomo 37,073 15.7%
Independent Ronnie Albao 24,884 10.6%
Independent Rico Villafuerte 17,296 7.33%
Independent Alan Arroyo 12,011 5.09%
Independent Jose Godfrey Peraren 7,148 3.03%
Total votes 235,641 100%

References

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