2016 Las Piñas local elections

2016 Las Piñas mayoral election
May 9, 2016
 
Nominee Imelda Aguilar Benjamin Gonzales
Party Nacionalista UNA
Running mate Louie Bustamante Luis "Louie" Casimiro
Popular vote 184,437 6,481
Percentage 91.32 3.21
Mayor before election

Vergel Aguilar
Nacionalista

Elected mayor

Imelda Aguilar
Nacionalista

Local elections were held in Las Piñas 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 one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Background

Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar was term-limited. His wife, former Mayor Imelda Aguilar ran for his place instead. Aguilar was challenged by former Councilor Benjamin Gonzales, Antonio Abellar Jr., Gabina Punsalan, Vergilio Lontoc, and Rolly Gundan.

Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante sought re-election. He ran for third and final term, and challenged by Luis "Louie" Casimiro.

Rep. Mark Villar sought re-election for third consecutive term. He faced incumbent First District Councilor Zardi Abellera and Filipino Alvarado.

Results

For Mayor

Former Mayor Imelda Aguilar succeeded his husband, won with 184,437 votes over his closest rivals former Councilor Benjamin Gonzales and Antonio Abellar Jr. with 6,481 and 5,952 votes respectively.

Las Piñas Mayoral Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Imelda Aguilar 184,437 91.32
UNA Benjamin Gonzales[1] 6,481 3.21
Independent Antonio Abellar, Jr. 5,952 2.95
PDP–Laban Gabina Punsalan 2,780 1.38
NPC Vergilio Lontoc 1,440 0.71
Independent Rolly Gundan 868 0.43
Total votes 201,958 100.00

For Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante won with 156,437 votes over Luis "Louie" Casimiro with 37,211 votes.

Las Piñas Vice Mayoralty Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Luis "Louie" Bustamante 156,457 80.79
UNA Luis "Louie" Casimiro 37,211 19.21
Total votes 193,668 100.00

For Representative

Rep. Mark Villar won with 174,533 votes over his closest rival, incumbent First District Councilor Zardi Abellera with 23,780 votes.

Congressional Election in Las Piñas's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Villar[2] 174,533 86.05
PDP–Laban Zardi Abellara 23,780 11.72
UNA Filipino Alvarado 4,509 2.23
Total votes 202,822 100.00

For Councilor

First District

City Council Elections in Las Piñas's First District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Filemon "Peewee" Aguilar II 86,129
Nacionalista Mark Anthony Santos 70,346
Nacionalista Buenaventura "Ben" Quilatan 67,114
Nacionalista Florante Dela Cruz 63,544
Nacionalista Alfredo Miranda 61,248
Nacionalista Renan Riguera 59,518
UNA Emmanuel Cristobal 31,295
UNA Waldy Marasigan 22,753
UNA Roderic Vilbar 18,504
PDP–Laban Leonilo Cordova 12,392
PDP–Laban Alejandro Madaje 11,809
Total votes

Second District

City Council Elections in Las Piñas's Second District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Carlo Aguilar 83,699
Nacionalista Henry Medina 73,074
Nacionalista Rubymar Ramos 65,472
Nacionalista Danilo Hernandez 62,661
Nacionalista Bonifacio Riguera 56,363
Nacionalista Ignacio "Gerry" Sangga 51,000
UNA Luigi Casimiro 38,062
UNA Jesus Casim, Jr. 18,885
Total votes

Note

Representative Mark Villar was considered to run for the Senatorial post, but he decided to sought a reelection this election after a series of consultations with his family and the constituents.

References

  1. ^ "Old, fresh faces lead political hopefuls". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ^ "Mark Villar backs out of senatorial race". Philippine Star. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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