2016 Marikina local elections explained

Election Name:2016 Marikina local elections
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Candidate1:Marcelino Teodoro
Party1:Nationalist People's Coalition
Running Mate1:Marion Andres
Popular Vote1:90,810
Percentage1:50.17%
Candidate2:Del De Guzman
Party2:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Running Mate2:Jose Fabian Cadiz
Popular Vote2:85,823
Percentage2:47.14%
Mayor
Before Election:Del De Guzman
Before Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Election:Marcelino Teodoro
After Party:Nationalist People's Coalition
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Election Name:Vice mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Image1: Liberal
Candidate1:Jose Fabian Cadiz
Party1:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Popular Vote1:99,122
Percentage1:54.76%
Candidate2:Marion Andres
Party2:Nationalist People's Coalition
Popular Vote2:69,487
Percentage2:38.39%
Vice Mayor
Before Election:Jose Fabian Cadiz
Before Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Election:Jose Fabian Cadiz
After Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Election Date:May 9, 2016
Next Year:2019
Next Election:2019 Marikina local elections
Previous Election:2013 Marikina local elections
Previous Year:2013
Turnout:83.15 19.27 pp[1]

Local elections were held in Marikina on May 9, 2016, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, sixteen city council members and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2016, for a three-year-long term. 181,019 out of 217,711 registered voters voted in this election.

Outgoing Representative Marcelino Teodoro was elected to the mayoralty, defeating incumbent mayor Del De Guzman. In a rematch for the vice mayoralty, Jose Fabian Cadiz was re-elected for a third term as mayor, defeating former vice mayor Marion Andres. The Liberal Party, despite losing the mayoralty maintained their majority in the City Council, winning 12 seats in the legislature. The Nationalist People's Coalition gained four seats in the city council.[2]

Bayani Fernando and Miro Quimbo were elected as the representatives for the first and second districts respectively, with the former being elected for his first term and the latter being re-elected for his third.

Background

See main article: article and 2013 Marikina local elections. In the 2013 elections, Del de Guzman and Jose Fabian Cadiz were re-elected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively.

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is Del De Guzman, who was re-elected in 2013 with 88.21% of the vote.

De Guzman's sole opponent is the incumbent representative from the first district Marcelino Teodoro.

Candidates

Results

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent is mayor is Jose Fabian Cadiz, who was re-elected in 2013 with 55.32% of the vote.

In a rematch, Cadiz's sole opponent is former mayor Marion Andres, who had previously challenged Cadiz for the vice mayoralty in 2013.

Candidates

Results

House of Representatives elections

Held concurrently with the local elections, two representatives from the city's congressional districts were elected to represent their respective districts in the House of Representatives. In the 2013 elections Marcelino Teodoro and Miro Quimbo were elected to represent the first and second districts respectively. Both representatives are in the majority bloc.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives Elections in Marikina
PartyCandidatesSeats BeforeSeats WonSeat ChangeVotesPercentage
Liberal Party211115,53463.82%
Nationalist People's Coalition11143,12723.82%
Independents1003,4901.93%
Invalid/Blank Ballots18,86810.42%
Total422181,019100%

First district

The incumbent representative is Marcelino Teodoro, who was re-elected in 2013 with 89.54% of the vote. Teodoro is term-limited and challenged incumbent mayor Del De Guzman in the mayoral race.

Former Mayor and MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando was nominated by Nationalist People's Coalition to run for this seat. On the other hand the Liberal Party slated Councilor Samuel Ferriol to challenge Fernando for the seat. Ipaglaban Mo! host Jopet Sison also ran for the seat as an independent candidate.[3]

Candidates

Results

Second district

The incumbent representative is Miro Quimbo, who was re-elected in 2013 with 88.57% of the vote. Quimbo is running unopposed.

Candidate

Results

City Council elections

First district

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Second district

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: city of marikina - national capital region - second district City/Municipality Results Eleksyon2016 Results - . 2022-05-05 . GMA News Online . en.
  2. Web site: 8TH CITY COUNCIL . SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG MARIKINA . c. 2017 . ORDINANCE NO. OO3 .
  3. Web site: Bayani, Golez eye political comeback. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 15 December 2015. 20 October 2015.