2016_Marikina_local_elections

2016 Marikina local elections

2016 Marikina local elections

Elections in the Philippines


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.

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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

In the 2013 elections, Del de Guzman and Jose Fabian Cadiz were re-elected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively.

De Guzman sought a third term as mayor, facing a challenge from the outgoing representative from the first district Marcelino Teodoro. Incumbent Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz was once again challenged by former mayor Marion Andres.

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

  • Del De Guzman (Liberal), Mayor of Marikina (2010 - 2016) Representative for the Lone District, then 2nd District (2001 - 2010)
  • Marcelino Teodoro (NPC), Representative for the 1st District (2007 - 2016)

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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

  • Jose Fabian Cadiz (Liberal), Vice Mayor of Marikina (2010 - 2019)
  • Marion Andres (NPC), Vice Mayor of Marikina (2001 - 2010)

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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.

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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.[4]

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Second District

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

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City Council Elections

1st District

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References

  1. "city of marikina - national capital region - second district | City/Municipality Results | Eleksyon2016 | Results -". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. 8TH CITY COUNCIL, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG MARIKINA (c. 2017). "ORDINANCE NO. OO3" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "City of Antipolo: Eleksyon Results". GMA News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. "Bayani, Golez eye political comeback". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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