2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Eastern Visayas
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Elections were held in Eastern Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[1]
Summary
| Party | Popular vote | % | Swing | Seats won | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 936,290 | 49.33% |  1.65% | 7 |  | |
| Nacionalista | 251,530 | 13.25% | 0.41% | 0 |  1 | |
| NPC | 232,782 | 12.26% | 7.37% | 2 | 1 | |
| Lakas | 147,477 | 7.77% | 4.15% | 1 | | |
| NUP | 110,986 | 5.85% | 5.47% | 2 | | |
| Aksyon | 82,557 | 4.35% | 4.35% | 0 | | |
| UNA | 78,031 | 4.11% | 0.67% | 0 | | |
| Independent | 57,391 | 3.02% | 2.81% | 0 | | |
| PDP–Laban | 943 | 0.05% | 0.63% | 0 | | |
| Valid votes | 1,897,987 | 82.15% | 12 | |||
| Invalid votes | 412,265 | 17.85% | ||||
| Turnout | 2,310,252 | 85.60% | ||||
| Registered voters | 2,698,880 | 100.00% | ||||
Biliran
Rogelio Espina is the incumbent and running unopposed.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rogelio Espina | 54,844 | 100.00% | |
| Valid ballots | 54,844 | 61.95% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 33,688 | 38.05% | ||
| Total votes | 88,532 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
Eastern Samar
Ben Evardone is the incumbent.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ben Evardone | 132,089 | 58.32% | |
| Nacionalista | Annaliz Gonzales-Kwan | 94,388 | 41.68% | |
| Valid ballots | 226,477 | 88.32% | ||
| Margin of victory | 37,701 | 16.65% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 29,959 | 11.68% | ||
| Total votes | 256,436 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
Leyte
Each of Leyte's 5 others legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[4]
1st District
Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. He is running for senate instead.[5] His party nominates his wife and former beauty queen Yedda Marie Romualdez[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas | Yedda Romualdez | 147,477 | 73.66% | |
| Independent | Fiel Clemencio | 51,550 | 25.75% | |
| Independent | Ka-Poly Jacla | 1,191 | 0.59% | |
| Valid ballots | 200,218 | 81.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 95,927 | 47.91% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 46,082 | 18.71% | ||
| Total votes | 246,300 | 100.00% | ||
| Lakas hold | ||||
2nd District
Sergio Antonio Apostol is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Henry Ong | 95,534 | 52.64% | |||
| Liberal | Sergio Antonio Apostol | 82,768 | 45.60% | |||
| Independent | Alberto Hidalgo | 2,249 | 1.24% | |||
| PDP–Laban | Gary Ramos | 943 | 0.52% | |||
| Valid ballots | 181,494 | 85.43% | ||||
| Margin of victory | 12,766 | 7.03% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 30,951 | 14.57% | ||||
| Total votes | 212,445 | 100.00% | ||||
| NPC gain from Liberal | ||||||
3rd District
Andres D. Salvacion Jr. is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUP | Ching Veloso | 43,333 | 50.03% | |||
| Liberal | Tingting Salvacion | 43,277 | 49.97% | |||
| Valid ballots | 86,610 | 88.05% | ||||
| Margin of victory | 56 | 0.06% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,754 | 11.95% | ||||
| Total votes | 98,364 | 100.00% | ||||
| NUP gain from Liberal | ||||||
4th District
Lucy Torres-Gomez is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lucy Marie Gomez | 137,601 | 62.50% | |
| Aksyon | Violy Codilla | 82,557 | 37.50% | |
| Valid ballots | 220,158 | 89.86% | ||
| Margin of victory | 55,044 | 25.00% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 24,846 | 10.14% | ||
| Total votes | 245,004 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
5th District
Jose Carlos Cari is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jose Carlos Cari | 134,955 | 91.81% | |
| UNA | Gongie Galenzoga | 12,033 | 8.19% | |
| Valid ballots | 146,988 | 76.30% | ||
| Margin of victory | 122,922 | 83.63% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 45,646 | 23.70% | ||
| Total votes | 192,634 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
Northern Samar
Each of Northern Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.
1st District
Harlin Abayon is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Raul Daza | 80,157 | 50.01% | |||
| Nacionalista | Harlin Abayon | 80,110 | 49.99% | |||
| Valid ballots | 160,267 | 88.59% | ||||
| Margin of victory | 47 | 0.01% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,521 | 11.35% | ||||
| Total votes | 180,788 | 100.00% | ||||
| Liberal gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
2nd District
Emil L. Ong was the incumbent but ineligible for reelection. His party nominated his son, Edwin Ongchuan, running unopposed.
Samar
Each of Samar's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.
1st District
Mel Senen Sarmiento is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. He was appointed as secretary of DILG on September 11, 2015.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edgar Sarmiento | 86,115 | 51.86% | |
| Nacionalista | Monmon Uy | 77,548 | 46.70% | |
| Independent | Irma Sarmiento | 2,401 | 1.45% | |
| Valid ballots | 166,064 | 89.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,567 | 5.16% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 19,843 | 10.67% | ||
| Total votes | 185,907 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
2nd District
Milagrosa Tan is the incumbent
Southern Leyte
Damian Mercado is the incumbent but he is again running for governor. His brother, former Rep. Roger Mercado was nominated by his party.[9]