# 2013 Navotas local elections

Local elections were held in the city of Navotas on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. Re-electionist mayor John Rey Tiangco won with a margin of almost 50% on his closest rival and the incumbent vice-mayor, Patrick Joseph Javier who was replaced by the winner of the vice-mayoral elections.

## Opinion polling
### Mayoral election
#### Three-candidate race

| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Rey Tiangco | Patrick Joseph Javier | Clint Geronimo |
| Anti-EPAL Navotas | March 14–16, 2013 | 500 | ±3% | 47% | 48% | 5% |

#### Two-candidate race

| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tiangco | Javier |
| Anti-EPAL Navotas | March 14–16, 2013 | 500 | ±3% | 49.65% | 51.35% |
| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tiangco | Javier |
| Anti-EPAL Navotas | April 4–6, 2013 | 500 | ±3% | 69.45% | 31.55% |
| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tiangco | Javier |
| ElectionsNavotas Surveys | April 23, 2013 | 800 | ±3% | 37% | 63% |

### Vice-mayoral elections

| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bautista | Geronimo |
| ElectionsNavotas Surveys | April 23, 2013 | 800 | ±3% | 18% | 82% |

### HoR elections

| Pollster | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tiangco | De Guzman |
| ElectionsNavotas Surveys | April 23, 2013 | 800 | ±3% | 49% | 51% |
* Bold text indicates the winner.

## Candidates
### Partido Navoteño-UNA coalition (Team Navotas)

* Mayor John Rey Tiangco (re-electionist for second term)
* District II Councilor Clint Geronimo (vice mayor)
* Rep. Toby Tiangco (re-electionist for second term)
* Barangay Kagawad Ethel Joy Arriola (councilor, District I)
* Former Barangay Kagawad Eddie Tarok Manio (re-electionist for third term, councilor, District I)
* Dr. Rey Monroy (re-electionist for second term, councilor, District I)
* Former SK Chairman Richard San Juan (re-electionist for second term, councilor, District I)
* Air21 Assistant coach Jack Santiago will run again (councilor, District I)
* Former Barangay Captain Alfredo Boy Vicencio (re-electionist for second term, councilor, District I)
* Former Barangay Captain Orlie Castro (councilor, District II)
* Don Don De Guzman (councilor, District II)
* Marielle Del Rosario (re-electionist for second term, councilor, District II)
* Ricky Gino Gino (re-electionist for third term, councilor, District II)
* Arnel Lupisan (councilor, District II)
* Steve Naval (councilor, District II)

### Partido Liberal-NPC coalition (Team Laban Navotas)

* Vice Mayor Patrick Joseph Javier (mayor)
* District II Coun. Elsa Bautista-Teodoro (vice mayor)
* Barangay Kagawad Icoy de Guzman (congressman)
* Former Barangay Kagawad Manuel Cabingas (councilor, District I)
* Former Barangay Kagawad Jojo Magpoc (councilor, District I)
* Former Barangay Kagawad Ronnie Salvador (councilor, District I)
* Barangay Captain Lito Sulit (councilor, District I)
* Dok. Nelson Varela (councilor, District I)
* SK Chairman Nico Magbiray (councilor, District II)
* Ferdinand Pascual (councilor, District II)
* Drydel Raymundo (councilor, District II)

### PLM

* PLM - Severino Mendoza (councilor, District II)

### Independent

* Joselito Alvarez (councilor, District I)
* Joseph Kwe (councilor, District I)
* Arlan Alarcon (councilor, District II)

### Party-switching

| Politician | Running for | Old party | New party |
| Elsa Bautista-Teodoro | vice mayor | Independent | NPC |
| Jose Norman Magpoc | councilor | Independent | Liberal |
| Reynaldo Monroy | councilor | Independent | UNA |
| Ronaldo Naval | councilor | Independent | UNA |
| Jose Ronnie Salvador | councilor | UNA | Liberal |

### Incumbents who will run for other positions, or will not run

| Politician | Position | Reason | Party |
| Elsa Bautista-Teodoro | councilor | running for vice mayor | NPC |
| Domingo Elape | councilor | will not run, term-limited | UNA |
| Clint Geronimo | councilor | running for vice-mayor | UNA |
| PJ Javier | vice mayor | term-limited, running for mayor | Liberal |
| Analiza Lupisan | councilor | will not run, replaced by husband Arnel | UNA |

## Results
### Mayoral elections

Mayor John Rey Tiangco won against Vice Mayor Patrick Joseph Javier.
2013 Navotas mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | John Rey Tiangco | 60,277 | 67.23 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Joseph Javier | 29,387 | 32.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,890 | 34.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,664 | 100.00 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

### Vice mayoral elections

1st district Councilor Clint Geronimo won against 2nd district Councilor Elsa Bautista-Teodoro.
2013 Navotas vice-mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Clint Geronimo | 53,231 | 61.77 |
| | Liberal | Elsa Bautista-Teodoro | 32,951 | 38.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,280 | 23.54 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,182 | 100.00 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

### House of Representatives elections

Toby Tiangco is the incumbent. He is under Partido Navoteño, the ruling local party, which would contest this election at the banner of the United Nationalist Alliance. (He is also UNA's national secretary-general.)
2013 Navotas legislative election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Toby Tiangco | 69,107 | 80.21 |
| | Liberal | Rico Jose De Guzman | 17,048 | 19.79 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,059 | 60.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,155 | 100.00 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

### City Council elections

Each of Navotas's two legislative districts elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats per district. Some who are running are the same names from 2010.
| Party | Party | Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | Total votes | Total votes | Total seats | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | Total | % | Total | % |
| | UNA (United Nationalist Alliance/Party of the People of Navotas - 10/12 seats, 12 candidates) | John Rey Tiangco | 284,420 | 72.81% | 12 | 100.0% |
| | Liberal (Liberal Party of the Philippines - 1/12 seats, 8 candidates) | Patrick Joseph Javier | 95,001 | 24.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
| | Independents (3 candidates) | none | 8,878 | 2.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
| | PLM (Party of the Laboring Masses - 1 candidate) | none | 2,341 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | 390,640 | N/A | | |
| Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | 92,775 | 100% | | |
| Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | 12 | 85.7% |
| Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | 1 | 7.1% |
| Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Chairmen President | 1 | 7.1% |
| Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 14.3% |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 14 | 100.0% |

#### District 1

City Council election at Navotas' 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Reynaldo "Doc Rey" Monroy | 27,366 | 13.78 |
| | UNA | Gerardo "Jack" Santiago | 23,207 | 11.69 |
| | UNA | Ethel Joy "EJ" Arriola | 22,914 | 11.54 |
| | UNA | Edgardo "Tarok" Maño | 22,571 | 11.36 |
| | UNA | Richard San Juan | 22,129 | 11.14 |
| | UNA | Alfredo "Boy" Vicencio | 21,627 | 10.89 |
| | Liberal | Joselito "Lito" Sulit | 15,218 | 7.66 |
| | Liberal | Jose Ronnie "Ronnie" Salvador | 12,170 | 6.13 |
| | Liberal | Jose Norman "Jojo" Magpoc | 11,438 | 5.76 |
| | Liberal | Nelson "Dok Nelson" Varela | 9,364 | 4.71 |
| | Liberal | Manuel "Ching" Cabingas | 6,530 | 3.29 |
| | Independent | Joselito "Lito" Alvarez | 2,799 | 1.41 |
| | Independent | Jose "Joseph" Kwe | 1,271 | 0.64 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 198,604 | 100.00 |

#### District 2

City Council election at Navotas' 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Maria Lourdes "Marielle" Del Rosario-Tumangan | 27,547 | 14.34 |
| | UNA | Ronaldo "Steve" Naval | 26,285 | 13.69 |
| | UNA | Arnel "Arnel" Lupisan | 25,208 | 13.13 |
| | UNA | Enrico "Ricky" Gino-gino | 23,073 | 12.01 |
| | UNA | Orlando "Orlie" Castro | 21,584 | 11.24 |
| | UNA | Carlito "Don" De Guzman Jr. | 20,909 | 10.89 |
| | Liberal | Dominic "Nico" Magbiray | 14,840 | 7.73 |
| | Liberal | Ferdinand "Ferdie Bada" Pascual | 14,012 | 7.30 |
| | Liberal | Drydel "Drydel" Raymundo | 11,429 | 5.95 |
| | Independent | Arlando "Arlan" Alarcon | 4,808 | 2.50 |
| | PLM | Severino "Rene" Mendoza | 2,341 | 1.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,036 | 100.00 |
Notes
* A^ Initially, UNA (as Partido Navoteño) had nine seats after the 2010 election. Later on, Councilors Reynaldo Monroy and Ronaldo "Steve" Naval jumped to the party from being independents, increasing its seats to 11. Prior to this election, District I Coun. Bernardo Nazal died, leaving his seat vacant and decreasing UNA's seat total to 10.
* B^ Technically, District II Coun. Elsa Bautista is under the Nationalist People's Coalition, which contests this election in alliance with the Liberals. Bautista became a member of NPC in 2012.
* C^ Initially, there are three independent councilors (Monroy, Bautista and Naval) after the 2010 election, but they later jumped to major parties in 2012.