2022 elections in the Philippines
2022 Bacolod local elections | ← 2019 | May 9, 2022 | 2025 → |
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| |  | | | Nominee | Alfredo Abelardo Benitez | Evelio Leonardia | | | Party | PDP–Laban | Nacionalista | | Running mate | Caesar Distrito | El Cid Familiaran | | Popular vote | 171,893 | 107,447 | | Percentage | 61.54 | 38.46 | |
Mayor before election
Evelio Leonardia
Nacionalista | Elected Mayor
Albee Benitez
PDP–Laban | |
Local elections were held in Bacolod on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. The elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and twelve councilors, were filled in.
Background
Incumbent Mayor Evelio Leonardia will run for reelection.[1] He will be challenged by former Negros Occidental 3rd district representative Albee Benitez.[2]
Incumbent Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran will also run for reelection.[3] He will face incumbent councilors Caesar Distrito and Wilson Gamboa Jr.[4]
Representative Greg Gasataya will run for his third term.[5] His opponents are businessman and former BREDCO Port consultant Daniel Alfonso Atayde, former police officer Wilfredo David, engineer Narciso San Miguel and independent candidate Romy Gustilo.[6]
Mayoral and vice mayoral election
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.
Mayor
Bacolod Mayoralty election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Albee Benitez | 171,893 | 61.54 |
| | Nacionalista | Evelio Leonardia | 107,447 | 38.46 |
| Total votes | 279,340 | 100.00 |
| Source:[7] |
Vice Mayor
Bacolod Vice Mayoralty election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | El Cid Familiaran | 128,893 | 48.79 |
| | PDP–Laban | Caesar Distrito | 103,236 | 39.08 |
| | Independent | Wilson Gamboa Jr. | 32,033 | 12.13 |
| Total votes | 264,162 | 100.00 |
| Source:[7] |
District Representative election
2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Lone District of Bacolod | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Greg Gasataya | 185,470 | 69.14 |
| | Independent | Daniel Atayde | 80,591 | 30.04 |
| | PDDS | Nonong San Miguel | 850 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Romy Gustilo | 738 | 0.28 |
| | Independent | Wilfredo David | 618 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | 268,267 | 100.00 |
| Source:[7] |
City Council election
Election is via plurality-at-large voting: A voter votes for up to twelve candidates, then the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
Grupo Progreso
Asenso Bacolod
Results
Bacolod City Council election | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Jude Thaddeus Sayson | 134,625 | 46.39 |
| | Nacionalista | Israel Salanga | 123,237 | 42.47 |
| | Nacionalista | Cindy Rojas | 122,629 | 42.26 |
| | Nacionalista | Em Ang | 116,953 | 40.30 |
| | NPC | Al Espino | 115,197 | 39.70 |
| | PDP–Laban | Vladimir Gonzalez | 113,745 | 38.99 |
| | Nacionalista | Renecito Novero | 113,046 | 38.95 |
| | Lakas | Jason Villarosa | 111,027 | 38.26 |
| | PROMDI | Kalaw Puentevella | 108,950 | 37.54 |
| | PDP–Laban | Simplicia Distrito | 107,030 | 36.88 |
| | Independent | Celia Flor | 103,768 | 35.76 |
| | NPC | Pao Sy | 98,978 | 34.11 |
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| | PROMDI | Archie Baribar | 94,445 | 32.54 |
| | PDP–Laban | Bart Orola | 94,230 | 32.47 |
| | PDP–Laban | Homer Bais | 94,030 | 32.40 |
| | Nacionalista | Dindo Ramos | 94,026 | 32.40 |
| | PDP–Laban | Patrick Lacson | 91,261 | 31.45 |
| | United Negros Alliance | Sonya Verdeflor | 87,873 | 30.28 |
| | Nacionalista | Carlos Jose Lopez | 83,226 | 28.68 |
| | NPC | Marlon Solidum | 81,793 | 28.18 |
| | Nacionalista | Chris Sorongon | 81,548 | 28.10 |
| | Nacionalista | Cash Montalvo | 70,472 | 24.28 |
| | Aksyon | Ricardo Tan | 68,915 | 23.75 |
| | Nacionalista | Ed Guillem | 65,300 | 22.50 |
| | Nacionalista | Jonathan Diaz Jr. | 54,644 | 18.83 |
| | NPC | Mark Steven Mayo | 38,348 | 13.21 |
| | Independent | Cesar Beloria Jr. | 28,855 | 9.94 |
| | Independent | Rico Villafuerte | 20,075 | 6.92 |
| | PPM | Eduardo Padios | 19,249 | 6.63 |
| | Independent | Alan Arroyo | 15,264 | 5.26 |
| | Independent | Christian Weber | 12,523 | 4.32 |
| | Independent | Bong Hermosura | 10,917 | 3.76 |
| | PRP | Lorenzo Ruben Contreras | 10,458 | 3.60 |
| | Independent | Vic Gico | 8,373 | 2.89 |
| | Independent | Jiffy Jauod | 7,096 | 2.45 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Ian Belario | 6,878 | 2.37 |
| | Independent | Fermin Nacionales | 5,986 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Joel Aujero | 5,207 | 1.79 |
| Total votes | 2,619,587 | 100.00 |
| Source:[7] |
References
- ^ Espina-Varona, Inday (October 6, 2021). "Bacolod City Mayor Leonardia seeks reelection". Rappler. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Guadalquiver, Nanette (October 5, 2021). "Ex-NegOcc solon eyes Bacolod mayoral seat with 'unity ticket'". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Masculino, Glazyl (October 7, 2021). "Bacolod mayor seeks re-election on last term, transfers to NP from NPC". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Guadalquiver, Nanette (October 7, 2021). "Lone opposition official in Bacolod City runs for vice mayor". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Bacolod lawmaker to stay neutral in 2022 mayoral race". Daily Guardian. October 1, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "3 more Bacolodnons aspire for Congress, 5 as councilors". SunStar. October 9, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "COC Results - City of Bacolod". COMELEC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
