2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region

Elections were held in Bicol Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[1]

Summary

Party		Popular vote	%	Swing	Seats won	Change
	Liberal	1,097,759			9	3
	NPC	614,611			4	1
	Nacionalista	225,069			2	1
	NUP	94,513			1	1
	UNA	74,479			0
	PDP–Laban	63,356			0
	Independent	36,770			0
	LM	1,138			0
	Lakas	0			0	4
Valid votes		2,207,695			16
Invalid votes		436,484
Turnout		2,644,179
Registered voters

Albay

Each of Albay's three legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[2]

1st District

Edcel B. Lagman Jr. is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. His party nominated his father and former congressman Edcel C. Lagman.[3]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edcel C. Lagman	102,939
	NPC	Antonio Betito	52,555
	PDP–Laban	Gregorio Luis Contacto	16,316
Invalid or blank votes			17,807
Total votes			189,617
	Liberal hold

2nd District

Al Francis C. Bichara is the incumbent but ineligible for reelection due to term limit. He seeking for governorship instead.[2]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Joey Salceda	171,339
	Independent	Jose Maria Los Baños	5,518
	Independent	Danilo Maravillas	3,869
	Independent	Josue Joshua Martinez Jr.	3,546
	Independent	Virgilio Goyena	2,051
Invalid or blank votes			32,611
Total votes			218,934
	Liberal gain from Nacionalista

3rd District

Fernando Gonzales is the incumbent.[3]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Fernando Gonzales	174,554
	Independent	Oliver Olaybal	10,134
	Independent	Elmer Felix Pornel	2,803
Invalid or blank votes			40,554
Total votes			228,045
	Liberal hold

Camarines Norte

Each of Camarines Norte's two 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

Catherine Barcelona-Reyes is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. She is vying for governor instead.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Renato Unico	56,143
	NPC	Josefina Tallado	53,620
Invalid or blank votes			15,058
Total votes			124,821
	Liberal hold

2nd District

Elmer E. Panotes is the incumbent but died on September 16, 2015. His wife, Marisol is the party's nominee.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Marisol Panotes	54,406
	NPC	Liwayway Chato	45,414
	Nacionalista	Senen Jerez	12,695
	Independent	Donald Asis	2,019
	Independent	Reynante Napao	360
	Independent	Romeo Balmeo	230
Invalid or blank votes			14,615
Total votes			129,739
	Liberal gain from Lakas

Camarines Sur

Each of Camarines Sur's five legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[5]

1st District

Rolando Andaya, Jr. is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rolando Andaya, Jr.	55,526
	Liberal	Apolinar Rull Napoles	22,185
	Nacionalista	Nestor de los Reyes	830
Invalid or blank votes			10,978
Total votes			89,519
	NPC hold

2nd District

Diosdado Ignacio M. Arroyo is term limited, his party nominate Asuncion Arceño, which run against Former Governor LRay Villafuerte.[6]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr.	88,693
	NPC	Asuncion Arceño	37,029
Invalid or blank votes			21,699
Total votes			147,421
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas

3rd District

Neophyte congresswoman Maria Leonor Robredo is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. She is vying for vice-president of the country instead.[7]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gabriel Bordado	100,127
	NPC	Luis Villafuerte	81,074
Invalid or blank votes			28,463
Total votes			209,664
	Liberal hold

4th District

Felix William Fuentebella is the incumbent but not seeking for reelection. His party nominated his father and former congressman Arnulfo Fuentebella.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 4th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Arnulfo Fuentebella	83,969
	Liberal	Imelda Papin	83,229
	LM	William Iliw-iliw	1,138
Invalid or blank votes			24,742
Total votes			193,078
	NPC hold

5th District

Salvio B. Fortuno is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 5th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Salvio Fortuno	134,372
	UNA	Felix Alfelor Jr.	36,680
Invalid or blank votes			30,762
Total votes			201,814
	Liberal hold

Catanduanes

Cesar V. Sarmiento is the incumbent.[8]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Catanduanes' Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Cesar Sarmiento	86,857
	UNA	Hector Sanchez	37,799
	Independent	Leandro Verceles Jr.	6,240
Invalid or blank votes			21,609
Total votes			152,505
	Liberal hold

Masbate

Each of Masbate's three legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat[9]

1st District

Ma. Vida V. Espinosa-Bravo is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	Ma. Vida Espinosa-Bravo	46,026
	Nacionalista	Ciceron Altarejos	12,947
Invalid or blank votes			20,279
Total votes			79,252
	NUP hold

2nd District

Elisa T. Kho is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Elisa Kho	61,182
	NUP	Vincente Homer Revil	48,487
	NPC	Darius Tuason	25,671
Invalid or blank votes			35,142
Total votes			170,482
	Nacionalista hold

3rd District

Scott Davies S. Lanete is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 3rd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Scott Davies Lanete	63,684
	Nacionalista	Antonio Kho	48,722
Invalid or blank votes			32,902
Total votes			145,308
	NPC hold

Sorsogon

Each of Sorsogon's two legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[10]

1st District

Evelina G. Escudero is the incumbent and running unopposed.[11]

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 1st District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Evelina Escudero	116,069
Invalid or blank votes			64,305
Total votes			180,374
	NPC hold

2nd District

Deogracias B. Ramos Jr. is the incumbent.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 2nd District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deogracias Ramos Jr.	111,608
	PDP–Laban	Eduardo Ong Jr.	47,040
Invalid or blank votes			24,958
Total votes			183,606
	Liberal hold

References

1. "List of Local Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
2. "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Albay". COMELEC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
3. J.A. Carizo (December 1, 2015). "Albay's candidates for 2016 Congressional Elections". Bik-Lish. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
4. "List of Camarines Norte Candidates for Congressman, Governor, Vice-Governor, & Board Members for May 2016 Local Election". Listph.com. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
5. "List of Camarines Sur Candidates for Congressman, Governor, Vice-Governor, & Board Members for May 2016 Local Election". Listph.com. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
6. "Ikaw Na, 'te! Congress bet gets support of CamSur's Bigwigs". Luzonpolitics.com. October 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
7. "Rappler Talk: Leni Robredo on running for VP". Rappler. October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
8. "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Catanduanes". COMELEC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
9. "Elections 2016 - List of Local Candidates in the Province of Masbate". COMELEC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
10. "List of Sorsogon Candidates for Congressman, Governor, Vice-Governor, & Board Members for May 2016 Local Election". Listph.com. March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
11. "Arroyo, Imee lead Unopposed Bets". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 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)