2007 Zamboanga City local elections

Philippine election

2007 Zamboanga City mayoralty election | <- 2004 | May 14, 2007 | 2010 ->

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Nominee  | Celso Lobregat | Crisanto dela Cruz  |
Party  | LDP | KAMPI | Independent
Running mate  | Milabel Velasquez  | Victor Solis  | Manuel Jose Dalipe
Popular vote  | 110,867 | 29,923  |
Percentage  | 58.15 | 39.82  |

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| Mayor before election

Celso Lobregat
LDP

| Elected mayor

Celso Lobregat
LDP

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Local elections was held in Zamboanga City on May 14, 2007, 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. Previously, the city voters elected 12 councilors and one representative from its lone district.

## Political changes

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See also: Legislative districts of Zamboanga City

Since 1984, Zamboanga City is represented in the national Congress by one representative. All things changed in 2004 when the lone district was divided into 2 districts by virtue of Republic Act No. 9269[1] on March 19, 2004. Veterans Avenue is the dividing line of the two districts.

## Mayoral and vice mayoral elections

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Monsignor Crisanto dela Cruz formed a coalition named Nuevo Zamboanga under the banner of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to run against the incumbent administrator of Mayor Celso Lobregat of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. Lobregat picked incumbent Councilor Milabel Velasquez as his running mate while dela Cruz picked activist Atty. Victor Solis as his running mate.

## Results

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

District I City Election Officer Roel Bengua, also chairman of the City Board of Canvassers, proclaimed Mayor Celso Lobregat retaining his post, incumbent Councilor Mannix Dalipe as Vice-Mayor, incumbent Vice-Mayor Beng Climaco as District I Representative, Congressman Erbie Fabian as District II Representative, and the 16 City Councilors.[2]

### House of Representatives election

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#### 1st District

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Incumbent Vice-Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco is running for the post against neophyte politician Edilberto Gonzales.

2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 1st district  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| LDP | Maria Isabelle Climaco | 54,468  |
| KAMPI | Edilberto Gonzales  | 30,518  |
Total votes  |  | 100.0
| LDP hold

#### 2nd District

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Incumbent Representative Erico Basilio Fabian is running for a second term.

2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| LDP | Erico Basilio Fabian (incumbent)  | 60,632  |
| KAMPI | Susan delos Reyes  | 19,419  |
| Independent | Samuel Enesando  | 4,400  |
Total votes  |  | 100.0
| LDP hold

### Mayoral elections

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Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is running for his second term.

Zamboanga City mayoral election, 2007  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| LDP | Celso Lobregat (incumbent)  | 110,867  | 58.15
| KAMPI | Crisanto dela Cruz  | 75,928  | 39.82
| Independent | Cleofe Carmelita Cajucom  | 2,960  | 1.55
| Independent | Sonny Sakilin  | 902  | 0.47
Total votes  | 190,657  | 100.00
| LDP hold

### Vice-mayoral elections

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Incumbent Vice-Mayor Beng Climaco is running for District I Representative. Councilor Mila Velasquez was Mayor Lobregat's running-mate against Monsi dela Cruz' candidate, Atty. Vic Solis.

Zamboanga City vice-mayoral election, 2007  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Manuel Jose Dalipe  | 75,630  |
| LDP | Milabel Velasquez  | 50,970  |
| Independent | Rodolfo Bayot  | 39,794  |
| KAMPI | Vicente Solis  | 14,265  |
| Independent | Ismail Jaalam  | 3,482  |
Total votes  |  |
| Independent gain from LDP

### 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 most votes wins the seats per district.

2007 Zamboanga City Council election | <- 2004 | May 14, 2007 | 2010 ->

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All 8 seats from each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts
9 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Celso Lobregat | Crisanto dela Cruz  | Charlie Mariano
Party  | LDP | KAMPI | Independent
Leader's seat  | 1st District | 1st District | 1st District
Seats before  | 12  | 0  | 0
Seats won  | 12  | 3  | 1
Seat change  |  |  3  |  1
Popular vote  |  | 117,939  | 47,456
Coalition | Mayoral/vice
mayoral candidate | Total votes | Total seats

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Total | % | Total | %
| LDP | Celso Lobregat |  |  | 12 | 66.7%
| KAMPI | Crisanto dela Cruz |  |  | 3 | 16.7%
| Independents | Varies |  |  | 1 | 5.6%
Total valid votes cast |  | N/A |  |
Total turnout |  |  |  |
Total partisan seats | 16 | 88.9%
Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | 1 | 5.6%
Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | 1 | 5.6%
Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 11.1%
Total seats | 18 | 100.0%

#### 1st District

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Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district, 2007  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Independent | Charlie Mariano  | 47,456  |
| LDP | Cesar Jimenez, Jr.  | 44,202  |
| KAMPI | Jaime Cabato  | 43,304  |
| KAMPI | Melchor Sadain  | 40,827  |
| LDP | Lynet Marcos-Abarro  | 39,101  |
| LDP | Rodolfo Lim (incumbent)  | 38,267  |
| LDP | Rogelio Valesco, Jr.  | 34,701  |
| KAMPI | Luis Biel III  | 33,808  |
| LDP | Antonio Orendain, Jr.  | 33,626  |
| KAMPI | Ricardo Baban, Jr.  | 30,426  |
| LDP | Victor Alvarez  | 29,404  |
| LDP | Mario Roca  | 28,072  |
| Independent | Roberto Ko  | 27,517  |
| Independent | Max Enriquez  | 25,595  |
| LDP | Manuelito Luna  | 25,523  |
| KAMPI | Venusto Anova  | 19,903  |
| KAMPI | Joaquin Diaz  | 16,608  |
| KAMPI | Edris Lim  | 15,780  |
| KAMPI | Giovanni Luistro  | 14,454  |
| Independent | Basilio Rusil  | 8,908  |
| Independent | Abdurrahman Tugayan  | 3,990  |
Total votes  |  |
| LDP hold

#### 2nd District

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Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district, 2007  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| LDP | Asbi Edding (incumbent)  | 56,496  |
| LDP | Juan Climaco Elago II (incumbent)  | 50,297  |
| LDP | Cesar Iturralde (incumbent)  | 46,723  |
| LDP | Lilia Macrohon-Nuño  | 43,911  |
| LDP | Roel Natividad (incumbent)  | 42,389  |
| LDP | Benjamin Guingona III (incumbent)  | 40,195  |
| LDP | Eduardo Saavedra, Jr.  | 39,305  |
| LDP | Reyniero Candido (incumbent)  | 39,278  |
| Independent | Luis Climaco (incumbent)  | 37,144  |
| KAMPI | Gerasimo Acuña  | 23,210  |
| KAMPI | Jaime Villaflores  | 22,078  |
| KAMPI | Rene Natividad  | 19,991  |
| KAMPI | Reyniero Camins  | 18,769  |
| Independent | Susan Cabato  | 18,519  |
| KAMPI | Ernesto Perez  | 17,744  |
| KAMPI | Abelardo Dondoyano  | 14,059  |
| KAMPI | Mercy Arquiza-Fernandez  | 11,554  |
| KAMPI | Manuel Jose Fabian  | 9,453  |
Total votes  |  |
| LDP hold

## See also

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* Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula, 2007
* 2007 Philippine general election

## References

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1. ^ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9269 AN ACT CREATING THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
2. ^ Hader Glang (May 25, 2007). "Winners in Zamboanga City elections". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2013.

## External links

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* Official website of the Commission on Elections
* Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
* Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)

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