2016 Valenzuela local elections

Valenzuela mayoral elections, 2016
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Mayoral, vice mayoral, congressional representatives
and all 12 city council seats
 
Nominee Rexlon Gatchalian Magtanggol Gunigundo
Party NPC Liberal
Running mate Lorie Natividad-Borja Mar Morelos
Popular vote 190,856 65,375
Percentage 71.28 24.42
Mayor before election

Rexlon Gatchalian
NPC

Elected mayor

Rexlon Gatchalian
NPC

Elections in Valenzuela
Mayoral elections

Local elections was held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen (or district representatives), and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Incumbent mayor Rexlon Gatchalian of Nationalist People's Coalition won for his second term. Gatchalian's primary opponent is Magtanggol Gunigundo of the Liberal Party, who was on his third term and term limited as representative to the city's second congressional district since 2007.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian is on his first term as the mayor of Valenzuela. Prior to his election as mayor in 2013, he represented the first district of Valenzuela from 2007 to 2013. The other candidate for the mayoralty race is the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo. Gunigundo represented the former lone district of Valenzuela from 1998 to 2001 and the second district of the same city since 2007, which is now on his third term. As prescribed by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, he is barred from running as the representative and he may choose to run into higher or lower office instead.

There are only two candidates for vice mayor's office: both are members of the city council: first district councilor Marcelino "Mar" Morelos and second district councilor Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja.

Congressional election

The incumbent first district representative Sherwin Gatchalian is running for a Senate position under Grace Poe's coalition, Partido Galing at Puso. The youngest of the Gatchalian brothers, Weslie, who is the incumbent representative of Alay Buhay party-list for the House of Representatives, is running for first district. The other candidate is Ritche Cuadra, who is a former member of the city council and unsuccessfully vied for the same post in 2013. The third candidate is Victor Reponia.

For the second district, incumbent representative Magtanggol Gunigundo is running for mayorship and is barred for running for the same position. His wife, Adelma, is running for the position instead. Adelma previously vied for the position of mayor last 2013 election. The other candidate for second district representative is Eric Martinez, who is a former member of the city council and the incumbent vice mayor since 2007.

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 Rexlon "Rex" T. Gatchalian ran for reelection.

Valenzuela City mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Rexlon T. Gatchalian[1] 190,856 71.28
Liberal Magtanggol T. Gunigundo[1] 65,375 24.42
Invalid or blank votes 11,524 4.30
Total votes 267,755 100.00
NPC hold

Vice Mayoral election

Incumbent Eric Martinez did not run for reelection.

Valenzuela City Vice mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Lorie Natividad-Borja 162,131 60.55
Liberal Mar Morelos 79,885 29.84
Invalid or blank votes 25,739 9.61
Total votes 267,755 100.00
NPC hold

Congressional elections

First district

Incumbent Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian ran for the Senate and won. His brother, Weslie ran against former Councilor Ritche Cuadra.

2016 Valenzuela congressional First District election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Weslie T. Gatchalian 92,541 74.26
Liberal Ritche D. Cuadra 22,246 17.85
PBM Victor Reponia 336 0.27
Invalid or blank votes 9,491 7.62
Total votes 124,614 100.00
NPC hold

Second district

Incumbent Magtanggol Gunigundo is term-limited and running for Mayor. His wife Adelma is running against Vice Mayor Eric Martinez.

2016 Valenzuela congressional Second District election
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Eric M. Martinez 86,069 60.13
Liberal Adelma Yang-Gunigundo 44,045 30.77
Invalid or blank votes 13,027 9.10
Total votes 143,141 100.00
PDP–Laban gain from Lakas

City council elections

First district
First (left) and second(right) legislative districts of Valenzuela.

The voters in the city are set to elect six councilors on the district where they are living, hence registered. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties.

Summary

Summary of City Council Election
Party Mayoral/vice
mayoral candidate
[Number of candidates]		 Total votes Total seats
Total % Seats before (2013) Seats after (2016) %
Liberal Magtanggol Gunigundo (M) [11] 2 2 16.67%
NPC Rexlon Gatchalian (M) [10] 8 8 66.67%
PDP–Laban None [1] 1 1 8.33%
UNA None [1] 1 1 8.33%
Independents Varies [3] 0 0 0.00%
Total valid votes cast N/A
Total turnout
Total partisan seats 12 12
Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President 1 1
Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President 1 1
Total non-partisan seats 2 2
Total seats 14 14 100.0%

First district

2016 Valenzuela City First District council election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Antonio R. EspirituTNV 77,752 12.88
PDP–Laban Rovin Andrew M. FelicianoTNV 76,370 12.65
NPC Jennifer P. Pingree-EsplanaTNV 75,420 12.49
NPC Marlon Paulo D. AlejandrinoTNV 73,537 12.18
NPC Ricardo Ricarr C. EnriquezTNV 68,526 11.35
NPC Ramon L. EncarnacionTNV 67,827 11.23
Liberal Katherine C. PinedaGM 52,879 8.76
Independent Rey Junio 26,454 4.38
Liberal Rene TrinidadGM 26,162 4.33
Liberal Jojo San DiegoGM 18,110 3.00
Liberal Alvin BañezGM 14,603 2.41
Liberal Obet BartolomeGM 11,882 1.96
Liberal Waldo EstrellaGM 10,908 1.80
Independent Felix Caracas 3,023 0.50
Total votes 124,614 100.00

Second district

2016 Valenzuela City Second District council election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Kimberly Ann D. GalangTNV 94,520 12.86
NPC Crissha Charee M. Pineda[2]TNV 93,266 12.69
NPC Lailanie P. NolascoTNV 90,913 12.37
Liberal Rosalie D. EstebanGM 73,475 9.99
UNA Kristian Rome T. SyTNV 68,288 9.29
Liberal Maria Cecilia V. MayoGM 63,504 8.64
NPC Niña LopezTNV 61,903 8.42
NPC Sel SabinoTNV 51,752 7.04
Liberal Rizalino "Bong" FerrerGM 45,162 6.14
Independent Philip SabinoGM 33,602 4.57
Liberal Danilo "Bungyaw" CandaGM 26,735 3.63
Liberal Jefferson Davis L. UyGM 25,874 3.52
Independent Pablo L. Hernandez III 5,774 0.78
Total votes 143,141 100.00

References

Notes

  • GM Part of the primary opposition coalition named Team Gobyernong Maasikaso.
  • TNV Part of the administration coalition named Team Tayo na, Valenzuela!.
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  2. ^ philstar.com (October 16, 2015). "LIVE list: Celebrity political aspirants for 2016 elections". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2015.