Local elections were held on May 13, 2013 in the province of

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It ...

as part of the

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. Registered voters elected local positions, which were 386 city and municipal councilors, 48 city and town

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s and vice-mayors, 10 provincial board or Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, one

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and vice-governor, and one representative for each of the three districts of Bohol. The registration ended in October 2012, with registered 775,785 voters, a 45,871 or 6.28% increase from the 729,914 registered voters in 2010. With the use of PCOS machines, the former 4,718 precincts were compressed into 2,473 clustered precincts to accommodate voters in the entire province. At the end of the filing of certificates of candidacy issued by Comelec on October 5, 2012, a total of 1,132 hopefuls had filed certificates of candidacy for 497 elective positions. Based on the official list of provincial Commission on Elections, 881 aspirants ran for councilors, 108 for mayors, 107 for vice mayors, 23 for provincial board members, 4 for governor, 3 for vice governor, and six for congress in three districts.

Provincial Election Results

The governor and vice governor with the highest number of votes won the seat. However, they were voted separately, so they could be from different parties when elected.

Governor

Parties below were as stated in certificates of candidacies. The total number of voters was 559,983 (72.18% of total registered voters).

Vice-Governor

Parties were stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 559,983 (72.18% of total registered voters).

Sangguniang Panlalawigan

Both the 1st and 2nd Districts of

elected three Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members. The 3rd District, with highest population, elected four board members. The candidates with the highest number of votes won the seats allocated for each district, with the number of winning candidates per district equal to the number of seats that district sent to the provincial legislature.

1st District

Parties were stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 192,410. , bgcolor=black colspan=5,

2nd District

Parties were stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 196,879. , bgcolor=black colspan=5,

3rd District

Parties were as stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 170,694. , bgcolor=black colspan=5,

Congressional election results

Each of Bohol's three legislative districts elected representative to the

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. The candidate with the highest number of votes won the seat.

1st District, Congressman

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Tagbilaran City Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tagbilaran), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,976 people. Encompassing a l ...

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: Alburquerque,

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Baclayon Baclayon, officially the Municipality of Baclayon ( ceb, Munisipalidad sa Baclayon; tgl, Bayan ng Baclayon), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,461 people. ...

Balilihan Balilihan, officially the Municipality of Balilihan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Balilihan; tgl, Bayan ng Balilihan), is a 4th class rural municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,694 peopl ...

Calape Calape, officially the Municipality of Calape ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Calape; tgl, Bayan ng Calape), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,079 people. Located ...

Catigbian Catigbian, officially the Municipality of Catigbian ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Catigbian; tgl, Bayan ng Catigbian), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,805 people. ...

, Corella,

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Dauis Dauis, officially the Municipality of Dauis ( ceb, Munisipalidad sa Dauis; tgl, Bayan ng Dauis), is now a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,492 people. The tow ...

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, Panglao, Sikatuna,

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*Population (2010): 415,420

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was the incumbent. The mayor of

, Dan Neri Lim, challenged him for the congressional seat. Parties were as stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 192,410.

2nd District, Congressman

: ''none'' *

Bien Unido Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Bien Unido; tgl, Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,666 ...

, Buenavista,

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, Dagohoy, Danao,

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Inabanga Inabanga, officially the Municipality of Inabanga ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Inabanga; tgl, Bayan ng Inabanga), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,534 people. ...

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Sagbayan Sagbayan, officially the Municipality of Sagbayan ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Sagbayan; tgl, Bayan ng Sagbayan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,335 people. Sag ...

, San Isidro, San Miguel,

Talibon Talibon, officially the Municipality of Talibon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Talibon; tgl, Bayan ng Talibon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,272 people. It is lo ...

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*Population (2010): 415,878 Incumbent Erico B. Aumentado died while in office on December 25, 2012. The

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replaced him with a substitute against his perennial rival, former three-term congressman and by then, incumbent

mayor

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. Forty days after his father's death, Aumentado's youngest son and acting congressman Erico Aristotle filed his certificate of candidacy. Parties below were as stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 196,879.

3rd District, Congressman

: ''none'' *

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, Batuan, Bilar,

Candijay Candijay, officially the Municipality of Candijay ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Candijay; tgl, Bayan ng Candijay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,119 people. Ca ...

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, Loay,

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, Mabini, Pilar,

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*Population (2010): 423,830

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was the incumbent. Last term

Mayor Leon Calipusan filed his CONA under the administration ticket. However, on January 9, 2013, Calipusan filed an affidavit of withdrawal, indicating family and health reasons. It made

unopposed for two consecutive elections. Parties were stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 170,694.

City and Municipal Elections Results

All municipalities of

and

elected mayors, vice-mayors, and councilors. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes won the seat. They were voted separately, and therefore could be from different parties when elected. Below is the list of mayoralty and vice-mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.

First District

Tagbilaran City

Parties were stated on certificates of candidacy. The total number voters was 40,548, equivalent to 78.79% of 51,462 registered voters.

Alburquerque

Parties were stated on certificates of candidacy.

Antequera

Municipal Councilor Simeon Leo Jadulco ran unopposed for vice mayor under the

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Baclayon

Balilihan

Calape

Brothers Sulpicio Yu and Nelson Yu sought re-election as mayor and vice mayor, respectively, under the

Catigbian

Corella

Total number of voters was 4,327, out of 4,898 registered voters, or 88.34%

Cortes

Dauis

Loon

Maribojoc

Election Turnouts: (88.33%) 10,771 of 12,194 Registered Voters

Panglao

Sikatuna

Incumbent Mayor Jose Ellorimo Jr. ran unopposed under the

(LP) ticket.

Tubigon

Second District

Bien Unido

Buenavista

Clarin

Election Turnouts: (88.01%) 11,583 of 13,160 Registered Voters

Dagohoy

Danao

Getafe

Election Turnouts: (86.94%) 16,455 of 18,926 Registered Voters

Inabanga

Pres. Carlos P. Garcia

Election Turnouts: (81.07%) 11,668 of 14,392 registered voters

Sagbayan

San Isidro

Election Turnouts: (88.82%) 5,457 of 6,144 Registered Voters

San Miguel

Talibon

Trinidad

Ubay

Third District

Alicia

Incumbent Mayor Marilou Ayuban and Vice Mayor Basilio Balahay ran unopposed under the

(LP) ticket.

Anda

Batuan

Re-electionist and incumbent Vice Mayor Antonino Jumawid ran unopposed under the

(LP) ticket.

Bilar

Candijay

Carmen

Dimiao

Duero

Garcia Hernandez

Guindulman

Jagna

Lila

Incumbent Mayor Regina Salazar ran unopposed under the

(LP) ticket.

Loay

Loboc

Election Turnouts: ( 88.18%) 9,700 of 11,000 Registered Voters

Mabini

Pilar

Sevilla

Sierra Bullones

Valencia

References

External links

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) {{Central Visayas elections 2013 Philippine local elections