2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region, 2010
7 seats of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the House of Representatives
	Location of the Cordillera Administrative Region within the country.

Elections were held in Cordillera Administrative Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.

The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

Summary

Party		Popular vote	%	Seats won
	Lakas–Kampi	231,616	35.49%	4
	Liberal	111,454	17.08%	2
	Nacionalista	84,957	13.02%	0
	PDSP	46,536	7.13%	1
	PDP–Laban	34,707	5.32%	0
	PMP	29,252	4.48%	0
	Aksyon	18,792	2.88%	0
	NPC	10,606	1.63%	0
	LDP	9,774	1.50%	0
	KBL	5,598	0.86%	0
	Independent	69,292	10.62%	0
Valid votes		652,584	95.70%	7
Invalid votes		29,333	4.30%
Turnout		681,917	75.35%
Registered voters		909,944	100.00%

Abra

In the province of Abra, once an election hot spot, governor Eustaquio Bersamin has called on candidates to strictly adhere to the manifesto they signed and respect the rule of law. Incumbent representative Cecilia Seares-Luna has three opponents: Ma. Zita Valera, the wife of detained former Gov. Vicente Valera; Joy Bernos-Valera, Bangued mayor Dominic Valera's daughter, and former ranking official of the Cordillera People's Liberation Army (CPLA) Mailed Molina. Abra police managed to facilitate an "agreement" in which politicians will not field candidates against one another, although it was not followed as politicians started to jockey for positions.^[1]

As a result of the tension in the province, the Commission on Elections has placed the province under its watch list.^[2]

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[3]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Abra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDSP	Joy Bernos-Valera	46,536	40.85
	Lakas–Kampi	Cecilia Seares-Luna	45,454	39.90
	Nacionalista	Ma. Zita Valera	11,249	9.87
	PMP	Mailed Molina	10,677	9.37
Valid ballots			113,916	95.21
Invalid or blank votes			5,735	4.79
Total votes			119,651	100.00
	PDSP gain from Lakas–Kampi

Apayao

Incumbent Elias Bulut, Jr. is on his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for election. He will run for the provincial governorship and his fellow Bulut family member Eleanor Begtang will run as his party's nominee.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Apayao
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Eleanor Begtang	37,006	86.86
	KBL	Amado Almazan	5,598	13.14
Valid ballots			42,604	89.95
Invalid or blank votes			4,758	10.05
Total votes			47,362	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

Baguio

Incumbent Mauricio Domogan of Lakas-Kampi-CMD is in his third consecutive term and thus ineligible for reelection. Former Baguio mayor and Nationalist People's Coalition regional chair Bernardo Vergara is the party's nominee for the city's Congressional seat, although Vergara is also nominated by Lakas-Kampi-CMD.

Philippine House of Representatives election in Baguio
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Bernardo Vergara	27,020	25.88
	Nacionalista	Rocky Thomas Balisong	17,965	17.21
	Liberal	Leandro Yangot, Jr.	16,639	15.94
	PMP	Edgar Avila	15,395	14.75
	Independent	Reinaldo Bautista, Jr.	12,833	12.29
	LDP	Braulio Yaranon	9,774	9.36
	PDP–Laban	Rabindranath Quilala	3,819	3.66
	Independent	Dwight Bello	793	0.76
	Independent	Felipe Ramos	155	0.15
Valid ballots			104,393	96.65
Invalid or blank votes			3,618	3.35
Total votes			108,011	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

Benguet

Incumbent Samuel Dangwa is on his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for election. He will run for the provincial governorship.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bengeut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Ronald Cosalan	48,732	33.37
	Nacionalista	Jack Dulnuan	37,992	26.02
	PDP–Laban	Liso Agpas	30,888	21.15
	Lakas–Kampi	Mario Godio	20,075	13.75
	Independent	Ricardo Angleuben	6,178	4.23
	Independent	Thomas Chamos	1,945	1.33
	Independent	Bedis Guznian	210	0.14
Valid ballots			146,020	94.48
Invalid or blank votes			8,529	5.52
Total votes			154,549	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

Ifugao

Incumbent Solomon Chungalao of Lakas Kampi CMD is in his third consecutive term already and is barred from seeking reelection; he is running for the provincial governorship as his party nominated Nelson Allaga in his place.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Ifugao
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Teodoro Baguilat, Jr.	22,314	28.88
	Independent	Jonathan Cuyahon	13,250	17.15
	Nacionalista	Dennis Habawel	17,751	22.97
	NPC	Justinian Licnachan	10,606	13.73
	Lakas–Kampi	Nelson Allaga	6,082	7.87
	Independent	Albert Pawingi	4,090	5.29
	PMP	Placido Wachayna, Jr.	3,180	4.12
Valid ballots			77,273	96.65
Invalid or blank votes			2,681	3.35
Total votes			79,954	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

Kalinga

Philippine House of Representatives election at Kalinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Manuel Agyao	71,255	74.99
	Liberal	James Bejarin	23,769	25.01
Valid ballots			95,024	97.36
Invalid or blank votes			2,575	2.64
Total votes			97,599	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

Mountain Province

Incumbent Victor Dominguez (KAMPI) died on February 8, 2008. Incumbent governor Maximo Dalog is in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for election, and is instead running for Congress under Lakas Kampi CMD, the successor party of KAMPI.