2011 Cagayan's 2nd congressional district special election

Filipino special election 2011 special election at Cagayan's 2nd congressional district by-election Philippines Cagayan's 2nd congressional districtTriggered by death of the incumbent no Philippine House of Representatives elections in Cagayan Valley, 2010#2nd District 2010 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections 2013 March 12, 2011 Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso Rep. Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso (19th Congress).jpg Lakas-Kampi-CMD 69,461 73.62 Edgar Lara 3x4.svg Liberal Party (Philippines) 26,582 27.68 Representative Representative-elect Florencio Vargas Lakas-Kampi-CMD Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso Lakas-Kampi-CMD A special election for Cagayan's 2nd district seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines was held on March 12, 2011, , to fill the district's vacant seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the remainder of the 15th Congress. The special election was called after the incumbent representative, Florencio Vargas died in July 2010. Vargas' daughter, Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso, was elected after beating former Cagayan Governor Edgar Lara, Vargas' opponent in the 2010 election. Alfonso would then serve the remainder of her father's term which ended in 2013. Electoral system List of special elections in the Philippines The House of Representatives is elected via parallel voting system, with 80% of seats elected from congressional districts, and 20% from the party-list system. Each district sends one representative to the House of Representatives. An election to the seat is via first-past-the-post, in which the candidate with the most votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the seat.https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4564/ IFES Election Guide Elections: Philippine House of Representatives 2025 General 2026-02-08 www.electionguide.org Based on Republic Act (RA) No. 6645, in order for a special election to take place, the seat must be vacated, the relevant chamber notifies the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) the existence of a vacancy, then the COMELEC schedules the special election. There is a dispute in the procedure as a subsequent law, RA No. 7166, supposedly amended the procedure, bypassing the need for official communication from the relevant chamber of the vacancy. The COMELEC has always waited on official communication from the relevant chamber before scheduling a special election.Leon Marguerite de 2022-10-30 [OPINION] The special election of the 7th District of Cavite: A welcome development https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-special-elections-seventh-district-cavite-welcome-development/ 2023-09-01 RAPPLER en-US Meanwhile, according to Republic Act No. 8295, should only one candidate file to run in the special election, the COMELEC will declare that candidate as the winner and will no longer hold the election.2020-11-18 EXPLAINER. House Speaker Velasco might pick a caretaker for Raul del Mar's seat. Plague and cost-saving, for government and candidates, may be cited against special election. https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1877294/cebu/local-news/explainer-house-speaker-velasco-might-pick-a-caretaker-for-raul-del-mars-seat-plague-and-cost-saving-for-government-and-candidates-may-be-cited-against-special-election 2023-09-01 SUNSTAR en Background Cagayan's 2nd congressional district consists of the western Cagayan municipalities of Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Calayan, Claveria, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes and Santo Niño since its second re-establishment in 1987. Incumbent representative Florencio Vargas of Lakas-Kampi-CMD won the general election on May 10, 2010. His term began on June 30, but he died on July 22, a few days before the 15th Congress convened.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268417/cagayan-rep-florencio-vargas-78 Cagayan Rep. Florencio Vargas, 78 Rio Rose Ribaya 2010-07-23 The Manila Bulletin 2010-11-29 The two other congressmen from Cagayan, Jack Enrile and Randolph Ting, then filed a resolution declaring Vargas' seat vacant paving way for a special election. Defeated candidate and former governor Edgar Lara had previously expressed interest in participating if a special election was called, and also said that he expects any member of the Vargas family to run as well.http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100914nat3.html Solons seek special polls for vacant congressional seat in Cagayan Ted Boehnert 2010-09-14 The Daily Tribune 2010-11-29 On December 13, Enrile was designated by Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. as the caretaker of the 2nd district pending the approval of a special election.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=638680&publicationSubCategoryId=67 Enrile Jr. named 'caretaker' of Cagayan second district Paolo Romero 2010-12-13 The Philippine Star 2010-12-19 The Commission on Elections has set the election on March 12, 2011. The period for the filing of certificates of candidacy will be from February 21 to 25, and the campaign period will be from February 26 to March 10. Unlike the general election, the special election was conducted manually.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110106-312842/DZIQ-Special-elections-for-Cagayans-2nd-District-set-on-March-12 DZIQ: Special elections for Cagayan's 2nd District set on March 12 2011-01-06 INQUIRER.net 2011-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110917204139/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110106-312842/DZIQ-Special-elections-for-Cagayans-2nd-District-set-on-March-12 2011-09-17 dead Candidates Only two candidates ran. Lara, formerly of the Nationalist People's Coalition, was the ruling Liberal Party's nominee for the special election, while Vargas' daughter, Abulug vice mayor Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso, was his opponent.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=657540&publicationSubCategoryId=67 https://archive.today/20120907142958/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=657540&publicationSubCategoryId=67 dead September 7, 2012 Nueva Vizcaya first gun ban violator nabbed Charlie Lagasca 2011-02-15 2011-03-03 Edgar Lara (Liberal), former governor of Cagayan Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso (Lakas–Kampi), vice mayor of Abulug Campaign President Benigno Aquino III and the ruling Liberal Party supported Lara's candidacy, while Cagayan governor Alvaro Antonio and 1st district representative Jack Enrile's Team Cagayan coalition supported Alfonso, the daughter of the late representative. Alfonso is running under the Lakas Kampi CMD banner.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=665223&publicationSubCategoryId=67 https://archive.today/20130208163831/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=665223&publicationSubCategoryId=67 dead February 8, 2013 All's set for Cagayan special poll today Charlie Lagasca The Philippine Star 2011-03-12 2011-03-12 Results 2011 Cagayan's 2nd congressional district special election Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso Lakas–Kampi–CMD 69461 Edgar Lara Liberal Party 26582 42879 44.65 Lakas Kampi CMD hold http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=22005 Alfonso-Vargas proclaimed newly elected rep of 2nd district of Cagayan Oliver Baccay Philippine Information Agency 2011-03-13 2011-03-13 Alfonso was declared the winner after the Commission on Elections finished canvassing in ten of the twelve municipalities in the district. The low turnout was blamed on residents residing outside the district not returning to their homes during the weekend, and the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in which voters were discouraged from casting their votes when residents from the coastal towns of the district evacuated due to a tsunami alert and only returned morning of election day.http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110313-325197/Daughter-elected-to-serve-term-left-by-late-Cagayan-solon Daughter elected to serve term left by late Cagayan solon Villamor Jr. Visaya INQUIRER.net 2011-03-13 2011-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20110314204045/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20110313-325197/Daughter-elected-to-serve-term-left-by-late-Cagayan-solon 2011-03-14 dead Alfonso was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives on March 16, raising its membership to 284, the largest in its history.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215455/nation/daughter-replaces-deceased-father-as-cagayan-rep Daughter replaces deceased father as Cagayan rep GMANews.TV 2011-03-16 2011-03-17 2010 election result 2010 Philippine House of Representatives election at 2011 Cagayan's 2nd district Florencio Vargas Lakas–Kampi–CMD 85376 Edgar Lara Nationalist People's Coalition 28303 Lydia Ramos 1 Aksyon Demokratiko 2938 116617 8646 57073 48.94 Lakas–Kampi–CMD hold References External links COMELEC Resolution No. 9109 Category:2011 elections in the Philippines Category:Special elections to the Congress of the Philippines Category:Politics of Cagayan