2016 Philippine presidential election in Cavite
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The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections in Cavite were held on Monday, May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election in which all 81 provinces, all 145 cities, and all 1,489 municipalities participated. Voters voted the president and the vice president separately.
May 9, 2016
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| Registered | 1,843,163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 75.43%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the province of Cavite in a landslide and defeated Senator Grace Poe, DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, Vice president Jejomar Binay, and Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Senator Bongbong Marcos won the province against Camarines Sur's representative Leni Robredo, Senators Francis Escudero, Alan Peter Cayetano, Gregorio Honasan, and Antonio Trillanes.
Cavite is the second most vole rich province during the election with 1,843,163 registered voters.[2]
According to the Constitution of the Philippines, the elections are held every six years after 1992, on the second Monday of May. The incumbent president is term limited and ineligible for re-election. The incumbent vice president is eligible to run for re-election and may run for two consecutive terms. The plurality voting system is used to determine the winner: the candidate with the highest number of votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the presidency. The vice presidential election is a separate election, is held on the same rules, and voters may split their ticket. Both winners will serve six-year terms commencing on the noon of June 30, 2016, and ending on the same day six years later.[3]
Candidates
| Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Campaign | ||||||
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| Candidate name and party | Position | Candidate name and party | Position | |||||
| Jejomar Binay | Vice President | Gregorio Honasan
UNA |
Senator | (campaign) | ||||
| Miriam Defensor Santiago | Senator | Bongbong Marcos
Independent[a] |
Senator | (campaign) | ||||
| Rodrigo Duterte | Mayor of Davao City | Alan Peter Cayetano
Independent[a] |
Senator | (campaign) | ||||
| Grace Poe | Senator | Francis Escudero
Independent |
Senator | (campaign) | ||||
| Mar Roxas | Former secretary of the Interior and Local Government | Leni Robredo | House representative from Camarines Sur's 3rd district | (campaign) | ||||
| None | Antonio Trillanes
Independent[a] |
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