2016 Zamboanga City Local Elections
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Local elections were held in Zamboanga City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district.


Retiring and term-limited elective officials

* Luis Biel III, incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2016 * Cesar Jimenez, Jr., incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2016 * Melchor Sadain, incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2016 * Rogelio Valesco, Jr., incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2016 * Eduardo Saavedra, incumbent District II councilor, term-limited in 2016


Results

The candidates for district representative, 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.


House of Representatives election


1st District

Incumbent Congressman Celso Lobregat is running for reelection.


2nd District

District II Representative Lilia Macrohon-Nuño is running for reelection.


Mayoral elections

Incumbent Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar is running for reelection.


Vice-mayoral elections

Incumbent Vice Mayor Cesar Iturralde is running for reelection. Although he considered to run for Congress representing District 2, Iturrakde decided to back down in attempt to prevent a show-off between incumbent Mayor Beng Climaco and incumbent District 1 Congressman Celso Lobregat.


City Council elections

Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.


1st District

, -bgcolor=black , colspan=6,


2nd District

, -bgcolor=black , colspan=6,


See also

* Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula, 2016 *
2016 Philippine general election A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the elect ...


References


External links


Official website of the Commission on Elections Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
{{Zamboanga Peninsula elections 2016 Philippine local elections Elections in Zamboanga City