# 2007 Zamboanga City local elections

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

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 on March 19, 2004. Veterans Avenue is the dividing line of the two districts.

## Mayoral and vice mayoral elections

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

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.

### House of Representatives election
#### 1st District

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

#### 2nd District

Incumbent Representative Erbie Fabian is running for a second term.
2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Erbie Fabian (incumbent) | 60,632 | |
| | KAMPI | Susan delos Reyes | 19,419 | |
| | Independent | Samuel Enesando | 4,400 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | 100.0 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### Mayoral elections

Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is running for his second term. His main opponent is former Catholic priest Crisanto dela Cruz.
Zamboanga City mayoral election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 190,657 | 100.00 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### Vice-mayoral elections

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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mannix Dalipe | 75,630 | 41.07 |
| | LDP | Milabel Velasquez | 50,970 | 27.68 |
| | Independent | Rodolfo Bayot | 39,794 | 21.61 |
| | KAMPI | Vicente Solis | 14,265 | 7.75 |
| | Independent | Ismail Jaalam | 3,482 | 1.89 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,141 | 100.00 |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |

### City Council elections

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.
| Coalition | Coalition | Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | Total votes | Total votes | Total seats | Total seats |
| Coalition | Coalition | Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | Total | % | Total | % |
| | LDP | Celso Lobregat | | | 12 | 66.7% |
| | KAMPI | Crisanto dela Cruz | | | 3 | 16.7% |
| | Independents | Varies | | | 1 | 5.6% |
| Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | | N/A | | |
| Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | | | | |
| Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | 16 | 88.9% |
| 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 | 5.6% |
| 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 | 5.6% |
| Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 11.1% |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 18 | 100.0% |

#### 1st District

Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

#### 2nd District

Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City's 1st district, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |