2016 Ormoc local elections

Local elections in Ormoc City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

2016 Ormoc City mayoral election
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
 
Nominee Richard "Goma" Gomez Edward "Ondo" Codilla Mar Gallardo
Party NPC Liberal Independent
Running mate Leo Carmelo "Toto" Locsin, Jr. Pedro Godiardo Ebcas none
Popular vote 53,234 44,453 608
Percentage 49.38 41.24 0.56
Mayor before election

Edward Codilla
Liberal

 Elected Mayor

Richard Gomez
NPC

Background

Incumbent city mayor Edward Codilla ran for re-election to his post; he ran against an opponent in the 2013 election race, actor and sportsman Richard Gomez. Codilla ran under the Liberal Party, while Gomez ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition.[1]

Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes.[2]

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Edward Codilla is the incumbent.

Ormoc City Mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Richard Gomez 53,234 49.38%
Liberal Edward Codilla 44,453 41.24%
Independent Mar Gallardo 608 0.56%
Margin of victory 8,781 8.15%
Invalid or blank votes 9,499 8.81
Total votes 107,794 100.00%
NPC gain from Liberal

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. is the incumbent. He switched parties for this election, from Liberal Party to Nationalist People's Coalition.

Ormoc City Vice Mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. 53,098 49.26%
Liberal Pedro Godiardo Ebcas 38,103 35.35%
Margin of victory 14,995 13.91%
Invalid or blank votes 16,593 15.39
Total votes 107,794 100.00%
NPC gain from Liberal

City Council Election

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.[3]

Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket
Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket
NameParty
Jay-R Aparis Liberal
Caplea Capuyan-Villar Liberal
Antonio Codilla Liberal
Ando Conejos Liberal
Conrad Conopio Liberal
Boy Laurente Liberal
Menoy Maglasang Liberal
Joel Marson Liberal
Melbur Melgazo Liberal
Dodjie Omega Liberal

Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket
Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket
NameParty
Bebe Laurente NPC
Jasper Lucero NPC
Gerry Penserga NPC
Bennet Pongos NPC
Nolitz Quilang NPC
Vince Rama NPC
Mayong Rodriguez NPC
Tommy Serafica NPC
Lando Villasencio NPC
Goito Yrastorza NPC
Ormoc City Council election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Lando Villasencio 48,654 6.34%
NPC Vince Rama 47,025 6.13%
NPC Mayong Rodriguez 46,319 6.04%
NPC Tommy Serafica 45,396 5.92%
NPC Bennet Pongos 45,216 5.90%
NPC Gerry Penserga 40,562 5.29%
NPC Goito Yrastorza 40,204 5.24%
NPC Nolitz Quilang 38,820 5.06%
Liberal Jay-R Aparis 38,342 5.00%
Liberal Caplea Capuyan-Villar 37,821 4.93%
NPC Jasper Lucero 37,571 4.90%
NPC Bebe Laurente 37,025 4.83%
Liberal Ando Conejos 36,105 4.71%
Liberal Antonio Codilla 34,092 4.45%
Liberal Boy Laurente 33,923 4.42%
Liberal Menoy Maglasang 31,643 4.13%
Liberal Conrad Conopio 31,471 4.10%
Liberal Dodjie Omega 31,002 4.04%
Liberal Joel Marson 30,739 4.01%
Liberal Melbur Melgazo 30,711 4.00%
Independent Victor Perez 4,251 0.55%
Total votes 766,892 100.00%

References
  1. "Ormoc, Leyte's 4th dist polls: A contest between 2 couples". The Freeman. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  2. "Richard Gomez just never quits, to run for mayor again". Politiko.com.ph. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. "It's still Codilla vs. Gomez in Ormoc City for 2016 polls". Philippines News Agency. October 19, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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