2019 Zamboanga City local elections

Local elections were held in Zamboanga City on May 13, 2019, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district.

2019 Zamboanga City local election

Registered467,535[1]
Turnout61.28%
Mayoral election
← 2016 May 13, 2019 2022 →
 
Nominee Beng Climaco-Salazar Celso Lobregat
Party Liberal PDP–Laban
Running mate Rommel Agan Melchor Rey Sadain
Popular vote 140,362 107,621
Percentage 53.66% 41.14%

A map showing the results of the Zamboanga City mayoral election by barangay

Mayor before election

Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar
Liberal

Elected mayor

Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar
Liberal

Vice mayoral election
 
Nominee Rommel Agan Melchor Sadain Roel Natividad
Party UNA PDP–Laban PDDS
Popular vote 104,976 101,360 44,655
Percentage 41.82% 40.38% 17.79%

A map showing the results of the Zamboanga City vice mayoral election by barangay

Retiring and term-limited elective officials

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  • Cesar Iturralde, incumbent Vice-Mayor, term-limited in 2019
  • Rodolfo Bayot, incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2019
  • Rommel Agan, incumbent District II councilor, term-limited in 2019

Candidates

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Notes:

  • bold means the candidate is incumbent and running for reelection on the same post;
  • italic means the candidate previously run last 2016 election either on the same post or other posts;
  • bold and italic means the candidate is an incumbent and is running for another position.
Position Team Climaco Coalition Team Colorao Coalition Partido Federal ng Pilipinas Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan Other parties Independents
Mayor Liberal Beng Climaco PDP–Laban Celso Lobregat PFP Sukarno Ikbala PDDS

Christopher Miguel

  • Danilo Guevara
  • Nur Sahibul
Vice Mayor UNA Rommel Agan PDP–Laban Melchor Sadain PDDS

Roel "Elong" Natividad

Member of the House of Representatives 1st NPC Cesar Jimenez, Jr. AZAP1 Jose Lobregat PDDS

Taib Nasaron

NUP Rodolfo Bayot
  • Cesar Climaco, Jr.
  • Daniel Nuevo
  • Wendell Sotto
2nd NPC Manuel Jose Dalipe Nacionalista Lilia Macrohon-Nuño
Elected Members of the Zamboanga City Council 1st Liberal
  • Elbert Atilano
  • Josephine Pareja
PDP–Laban
  • Marxander Jaime "Boday" Cabato
  • Pilarica Ledesma
  • Rodolfo Lim
  • Haj Sandag
PFP
  • Nur-Aisa Awis
  • Ibnohajar Binang
  • Crisanto "Monsi" dela Cruz2
  • Edris Lim
  • Rey Modillas
  • Jerson Monteverde
  • Wakil Tanjilil
PDDS
  • Abdulnasir Ablayan
  • Jemar Barahim
  • Nelson Bautista
  • Regino Tanduyan, Jr.
  • Marlon Torres
  • Shada dela Torre
  • Edward Ducay
  • Manuel Englis
  • Nader Jalani
  • Querubin Ramallosa
PAZ3
  • Joel Esteban
  • Cesar Jimenez, Sr.
  • Rikki Lim
  • King Omaga
  • Mohammad Ali Urao
LDP
  • Luis Biel III
  • Joselito Macrohon
  • Rogelio Valesco
PFP
  • Crisanto "Monsi" dela Cruz2
AZAP1
  • Khymer Adan Olaso
2nd Liberal
  • Teodyver Arquiza
  • Jimmy Villaflores
PDP–Laban
  • Frederick Atilano
  • Vincent Paul Elago
  • Benjamin Guingona IV
  • Richard Mariano
  • Lilibeth Nuño
  • Mark Saavedra
  • Marlon Simbajon
PFP
  • Zayd Ocfemia
PDDS
  • Billy Girvan, Jr.
  • Isabel Gutierrez
  • Roel Natividad, Jr.
  • Ju-Ed Alvarez
  • Elijah John Inclan
  • Jade Jamolod
UNA
  • Al-Jihan Edding
  • Juan Climaco Elago II
Lakas–CMD
  • John Dalipe
  • Samuel Natividad
LDP
  • Miguel Alavar III
APP4
  • Hector Perez
  • Eduardo Saavedra

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Notes

1 Adelante Zamboanga Party

2 Dela Cruz is also a guest candidate of Team Climaco Coalition.

3 Partido Prosperidad y Amor para na Zamboanga

4 Aggrupation of Parties for Progress

Results

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The candidates for district representative, 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.[4]

House of Representatives election

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1st District

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Incumbent Congressman Celso Lobregat ran for Mayor against former ally, Beng Climaco.[5]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPC Cesar Jimenez, Jr. 37,099 31.44% N/A
AZAP Jomar Lobregat 28,605 24.23% N/A
NUP Rodolfo Bayot 27,626 23.41% N/A
Independent Cesar Climaco 14,308 12.12% N/A
Independent Wendell Sotto 6,684 5.66% N/A
PDDS Taib Nasaron 3,051 2.58% +0.98%
Independent Daniel Nuevo 635 0.53% N/A
Total votes 118,008 100.0%
NPC gain from PDP–Laban

2nd District

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District II Representative Manuel Jose Dalipe ran for reelection against former Congresswoman Lilia Macrohon-Nuño, former Congressman Erbie Fabian, and outgoing Vice-Mayor Cesar Iturralde.

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPC Manuel Jose Dalipe (incumbent) 77,521 60.98% +5.68%
Nacionalista Lilia Macrohon-Nuño 30,395 23.91% −15.29%
Independent Cesar Iturralde 11,250 8.84% N/A
Independent Erbie Fabian 5,929 4.66% N/A
Independent Jonathan Perez 2,025 1.59% N/A
Total votes 127,120 100.00%
NPC hold

Mayoral elections

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Incumbent Mayor Beng Climaco ran for reelection for her third and final term.

2019 Zamboanga City mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Beng Climaco (incumbent) 140,362 53.66% −15.94%
PDP–Laban Celso Lobregat 107,621 41.14% N/A
PFP Sukarno Ikbala 11,938 4.56% N/A
PDDS Christopher Miguel 857 0.32% N/A
Independent Danilo Guevara 761 0.29% N/A
Total votes 261,539 100.00%
Liberal hold

Vice-mayoral elections

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Incumbent and outgoing Vice-Mayor Cesar Iturralde ran for the congressional seat in District II. All candidates for vice-mayor were either incumbent or former city councilors.

2019 Zamboanga City Vice Mayoral Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNA Rommel Agan 104,976 41.82% N/A
PDP–Laban Melchor Rey Sadain 101,360 40.38% +9.98%
PDDS Roel Natividad 44,655 17.79% N/A
Total votes 250,991 100.00%
UNA gain from Independent

City Council elections

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Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.

2019 Zamboanga City Council election
← 2016 May 13, 2019 2022 →

All 8 seats from each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts
10 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Celso Lobregat Beng Climaco Rommel Agan
Party PDP–Laban Liberal UNA
Alliance Team Colorao Team Climaco Team Climaco
Leader's seat 1st District 1st District 2nd District
Seats before 4 4 2
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change   1   1  

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jomar Lobregat Cesar Jimenez, Sr. John Dalipe
Party AZAP PAZ Lakas
Alliance Team Colorao Team Climaco Team Climaco
Leader's seat 1st District 1st District 2nd District
Seats before 0 1 0
Seats won 1 2 1
Seat change   1   2   1

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Eduardo Saavedra Miguel Alavar III Sukarno Ikbala
Party APP LDP PFP
Alliance Team Climaco Team Colorao PFP
Leader's seat 2nd District 2nd District 2nd District
Seats before 0 3 0
Seats won 0 3 1
Seat change       1
Party Party leader Total votes Total seats
Total % Total %
PDP–Laban Celso Lobregat  
Liberal Beng Climaco  
UNA Rommel Agan  
AZAP Jomar Lobregat  
Partido Prosperidad y Amor para na Zamboanga Cesar Jimenez, Sr.  
Lakas John Dalipe  
APP Eduardo Saavedra  
LDP Miguel Alavar III  
PFP Sukarno Ikbala  
Independents Varies 0 0.0%
Total valid votes cast N/A
Total turnout
Total partisan seats 16 84.2%
Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President 1 5.2%
Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President 1 5.2%
Seat for Mandatory Representative for Indigenous Peoples 1 5.2%
Total non-partisan seats 3 15.7%
Total seats 19 100.0%

1st District

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Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josephine Pareja (incumbent) 75,546 8.81%
Liberal Elbert Atilano (incumbent) 61,638 7.19%
AZAP Khymer Adan Olaso 54,644 6.37%
LDP Joselito Macrohon (incumbent) 54,050 6.30%
LDP Rogelio Valesco (incumbent) 52,516 6.12%
PAZ Cesar Jimenez, Sr. (incumbent) 50,673 5.91%
PFP Crisanto "Monsi" dela Cruz 50,558 5.89%
PAZ King Omaga 47,240 5.51%
PDP–Laban Rodolfo Lim (incumbent) 46,363 5.41%
PDP–Laban Marxander Jaime Cabato (incumbent) 46,276 5.39%
LDP Luis Biel III 38,863 4.53%
PAZ Joel Esteban 37,345 4.35%
PDP–Laban Pilarica Ledesma 31,784 3.70%
PAZ Mohammad Ali Urao 28,070 3.27%
PDDS Marlon Torres 22,266 2.59%
PAZ Rikki Lim 20,054 2.34%
PFP Wakil Tanjilil 19,713 2.30%
PDP–Laban Haj Sandag 16,485 1.92%
PFP Edris Lim 12,840 1.49%
Independent Nader Jalani 11,088 1.29%
PFP Rey Modillas 10,414 1.21%
PDDS Jemar Barahim 9,253 1.07%
Independent Edward Ducay 8,267 0.96%
PDDS Abdulnasir Ablayan 8,219 0.95%
PDDS Nelson Bautista 7,809 0.91%
PFP Jerson Monteverde 6,861 0.80%
PFP Ibnohajar Binang 6,847 0.79%
PFP Sisang Awis 6,664 0.77%
Independent Shada dela Torre 5,085 0.59%
Independent Manuel Englis 3,810 0.44%
Independent Querubin Ramallosa 3,434 0.40%
PDDS Regino Tanduyan, Jr. 2,293 0.26%
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Total votes 856,968 100.00%

2nd District

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Council election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lakas John Dalipe 85,745
PDP–Laban Benjamin Guingona IV (incumbent) 66,819
UNA Juan Climaco Elago II (incumbent) 64,548
PDP–Laban Lilibeth Nuño (incumbent) 60,819
LDP Miguel Alavar III (incumbent) 60,430
UNA Al-Jihan Edding (incumbent) 59,798
Liberal Jimmy Villaflores (incumbent) 58,341
PDP–Laban Vincent Paul Elago 50,603
APP Eduardo Saavedra 50,345
PDP–Laban Frederick Atilano 45,538
PDP–Laban Richard Mariano 41,868
PDP–Laban Marlon Simbajon 39,089
Liberal Teodyver Arquiza (incumbent) 38,875
PDP–Laban Mark Saavedra 36,572
APP Hector Perez 32,886
PDDS Roel Natividad, Jr. 27,094
Lakas Samuel Natividad 23,458
Independent Jade Jamolod 8,780
PFP Zayd Ocfemia 8,472
Independent Ju-Ed Alvarez 6,870
Independent Elijah John Inclan 6,243
PDDS Isabel Gutierrez 4,816
PDDS Billy Girvan, Jr. 3,590
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Total votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality". Commission on Elections. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Certified List of Candidates in Zamboanga del Sur" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ Garcia, Bong (October 19, 2018). "76 Zamboanga aspirants file COCs for 2019 polls". Sun Star. Sun Star. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ Garcia, Teofilo. "Zamboanga City 'political giants' file COCs for 2019 polls". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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