Bohol local elections, 2013
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Local elections were held on May 13, 2013 in the Province of Bohol as part of the 2013 Philippine General election. Registered voters elected local positions, which were 386 city and municipal councilors, 48 city and town mayors and vice-mayors, 10 provincial board or Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, one governor 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.
The governor and vice governor with the highest amount of votes won the seat. However, they were voted separately, so they could be from different parties when elected.
Parties below were as stated in certificates of candidacies. The total number of voters was 559,983 (72.18% of total registered voters).
Parties were stated in certificate of candidacies. The total number of voters was 559,983 (72.18% of total registered voters).
Both the 1st and 2nd Districts of Bohol elected three Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members. The 3rd District, with highest population, elected four board members. The candidates with the highest amount 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.
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