Elections were held in Western Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[ 1]
Summary
Party
Popular vote
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Liberal 904,091
7
NPC 287,102
2
NUP 226,827
2
UNA 215,911
0
Nacionalista 124,686
0
Independent 69,565
0
LM 3,748
0
KBL 1,093
0
Valid votes
1,833,023
11
Invalid votes
353,696
Turnout
2,186,719
Registered voters
Aklan
Teodorico Haresco Jr. is the incumbent. He is running against former governor Carlito Marquez.[ 2]
Antique
Paolo Everardo Javier is the incumbent.[ 3]
Capiz
Each of Capiz's two legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives . The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.
1st District
Antonio Del Rosario is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. Instead, he ran for governor.[ 4]
2nd District
Fredenil Castro is the incumbent and running unopposed.[ 5]
Guimaras
Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava is the incumbent. His party nominated his wife Ma. Lucille Nava for the seat governor Carlito Marquez.[ 6]
Iloilo
Each of Iloilo's five legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives . The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[ 7]
1st District
Oscar "Richard" Garin, Jr. is the incumbent.
2nd District
Arcadio Gorriceta is the incumbent.
3rd District
Arthur Defensor Jr. is the incumbent and running unopposed.[ 7]
4th District
Hernan G. Biron Jr. is the incumbent but he is not seeking for reelection. His party nominated former congressman Ferjenel Biron .[ 7]
5th District
Neil Tupas, Jr. is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. He is running for vice-governor instead.[ 8] [ 7]
Iloilo City
Jerry Treñas is the incumbent.
References
^ "List of Local Candidates for Verification" . COMELEC . Retrieved January 30, 2016 .^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Aklan" . COMELEC . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Antique" . COMELEC . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Capiz" . COMELEC . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .^ "3 LP bets in Capiz unopposed" . Balita.ph . October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016 .^ Nestor P. Burgos Jr. (October 15, 2015). "Wife seeks to Take Over post of Guimaras congressman Nava" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved March 30, 2016 . ^ a b c d Florence F. Hibionada (October 17, 2015). "Who's running in Iloilo province" . The Daily Guardian . Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2016 . ^ "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Iloilo" . COMELEC . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .
External links
Official COMELEC results 2016 COMELEC - Official website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)NAMFREL - Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)PPCRV - Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
