2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Soccsksargen
Elections were held in Soccsksargen for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.
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7 seats of Soccsksargen in the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Location of Soccsksargen within the country. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Note that in Cotabato City, although a part of this region, the voters elect their representative via Maguindanao's 1st district. Cotabato City is independent from any province and is a part of the Soccsksargen region, but is usually grouped with Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office.
Summary edit
| Party | Popular vote | % | Seats won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | 388,881 | 30.64% | 3 | |
| NPC | 345,289 | 27.21% | 2 | |
| Liberal | 158,311 | 12.47% | 0 | |
| PCM | 120,052 | 9.46% | 1 | |
| SARRO | 60,899 | 4.80% | 0 | |
| GAD | 47,677 | 3.76% | 0 | |
| Independent | 148,047 | 11.66% | 1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,269,156 | 91.90% | 7 | |
| Invalid votes | 111,894 | 8.10% | ||
| Turnout | 1,381,050 | 69.20% | ||
| Registered voters | 1,995,877 | 100.00% | ||
Cotabato (North Cotabato) edit
1st District edit
Incumbent Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza is in her third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection; she is running as governor of Cotabato. Lakas-Kampi-CMD nominated incumbent governor Jesus Sacdalan as their nominee in this district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Jesus Sacdalan | 88,683 | 40.26 | |
| NPC | Anthony Dequiña | 51,097 | 23.20 | |
| GAD | Luzminda Tan | 47,677 | 21.64 | |
| Liberal | Ronaldo Pader | 18,502 | 8.40 | |
| Independent | Dan Ebo | 1,467 | 0.66 | |
| Valid ballots | 207,426 | 94.16 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,854 | 5.84 | ||
| Total votes | 220,280 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
2nd District edit
Bernardo Piñol, Jr. is the incumbent.
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Nancy Catamco | 119,294 | 51.44 | |||
| Liberal | Bernardo Piñol, Jr. | 112,617 | 48.56 | |||
| Valid ballots | 231,911 | 97.20 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,691 | 2.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 238,602 | 100.00 | ||||
| Lakas–Kampi gain from Liberal | ||||||
Sarangani edit
World-renowned boxer Manny Pacquiao is running once again after being defeated in South Cotabato's congressional race to incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio in 2007. As such, he moved to Sarangani and is vying for its open congressional seat left by out going Rep. Erwin Chiongbian. Pacquiao is running his own People's Champ Movement which is co-endorsed by the Nacionalista Party. He will face Rep. Chiongbian's third brother, Roy Chiongbian, a local businessman. Chiongbian is co-endorsed by the local Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization and Lakas Kampi CMD.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCM | Manny Pacquiao | 120,052 | 66.35 | |||
| SARRO | Roy Chiongbian | 60,899 | 33.65 | |||
| Valid ballots | 180,591 | 97.57 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,499 | 2.43 | ||||
| Total votes | 180,951 | 100.00 | ||||
| PCM gain from SARRO | ||||||
South Cotabato edit
1st District edit
The highly urbanized city of General Santos is a part of South Cotabato's first district.
Incumbent Darlene Antonino-Custodio, on her third consecutive term, is term-limited and chose to run for Mayor of General Santos. The Nationalist People's Coalition nominated General Santos mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. in this district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Pedro Acharon, Jr. | 163,590 | 63.24 | |
| Independent | Ramon Melliza | 51,306 | 19.83 | |
| Liberal | Rogelio Garcia | 14,053 | 5.43 | |
| Independent | Franklin Gacal, Jr. | 6,327 | 2.45 | |
| Independent | Aldwin Angangan | 985 | 0.38 | |
| Independent | Abelardo Plaza | 731 | 0.28 | |
| Valid ballots | 236,992 | 91.61 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 21,694 | 8.39 | ||
| Total votes | 258,686 | 100.00 | ||
| NPC hold | ||||
2nd District edit
Incumbent Arthur Pingoy, Jr. is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection and running for governor. Lakas-Kampi-CMD nominated Hilario de Pedro III in this district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Daisy Fuentes | 130,602 | 58.66 | |||
| Lakas–Kampi | Hilario de Pedro III | 80,653 | 36.22 | |||
| Valid ballots | 211,255 | 94.88 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 11,395 | 5.12 | ||||
| Total votes | 222,650 | 100.00 | ||||
| NPC gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
Sultan Kudarat edit
1st District edit
Pax Mangudadatu is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raden Sakaluran | 66,979 | 70.28 | |||
| Lakas–Kampi | Pax Mangudadatu | 28,324 | 29.72 | |||
| Valid ballots | 95,303 | 69.36 | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | 42,100 | 30.64 | ||||
| Total votes | 137,403 | 100.00 | ||||
| Independent gain from Lakas–Kampi | ||||||
2nd District edit
Arnold Go is the incumbent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakas–Kampi | Arnold Go | 71,927 | 73.64 | |
| Independent | Reynaldo Arguelles | 9,113 | 9.33 | |
| Independent | Nesthur Gumana | 7,800 | 7.99 | |
| Liberal | Jacqueline Talmadge | 5,498 | 5.63 | |
| Independent | Roberto Examen | 3,339 | 3.42 | |
| Valid ballots | 97,677 | 88.53 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 12,661 | 11.47 | ||
| Total votes | 110,338 | 100.00 | ||
| Lakas–Kampi hold | ||||
References edit
- ^ Romero, Paolo (2010-07-16). "56 electoral cases filed before House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ^ "Pacquiao vs Chiongbian". Manila Bulletin. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2010-01-29.