1980 Philippine local elections

none 1980 Philippine local election Philippines 1936 parliamentary 1975 Philippine Sangguniang Bayan elections#Local elections 1975 1988 Philippine local elections 1988 All 69 Gubernatorial seats and all 1,554 Mayoral seats January 30, 1980 Governors Governors +/– Mayors Mayors +/– 100px Ferdinand Marcos 1978 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 69 +69 1,550 +1,550   Independents Independent (politician) 4 +4 3 +3 100px Nene Pimentel Lakas ng Bayan 24% — — 1 +1 Local elections for governors, vice governors, mayors and vice mayors in the nation's first elections for provincial and municipal officials since the declaration of martial law were held on January 30, 1980. As usual, President Ferdinand Marcos's party the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan dominated the elections. The Lakas ng Bayan and the Liberal Party-backed National Union for Liberation did participate but most of them lost except for some like Nene Pimentel who won the mayoral election in Cagayan de Oro by a landslide. Results For Governor Summary of the January 30, 1980 Gubernatorial election results |- !colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;"| Parties and coalitions !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"| Posts |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Kilusang Bagong Lipunan |style="text-align:right;"| 69 |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Other Minor Parties |style="text-align:right;"| 4 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"| Total |width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 73 |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="5"| Source: Philippine Commission on Elections |} For Mayor Summary of the January 30, 1980 Mayoral election results |- !colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;"| Parties and coalitions !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"| Posts |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Kilusang Bagong Lipunan |style="text-align:right;"| 1,550 |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Other Minor Parties |style="text-align:right;"| 3 |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Lakas ng Bayan |style="text-align:right;"| 1 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"| Total |width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 1,554 |- |style="text-align:left;" colspan="5"| Source: Philippine Commission on Elections |} See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections External links Official website of the Commission on Elections 1980 Category:1980 elections in the Philippines Category:January 1980 in Asia