1980 Makati local elections

July 2026 1980 Makati mayoral election Makati seal until 1970s 80s.png no presidential 1988 Makati local elections 1988 1971 1971 Makati local elections Mayor 1980 01 30 Nemesio Yabut Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Johnny S. Wilson 120x120px 194,471 85.81 Alexander Villalon National Union for Liberation National Union for Liberation Ernesto F. Ventura 17,163 7.57 Eddie Ilarde Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 120x120px 15,004 6.62 Liberal Party (Philippines) Nemesio I. Yabut Sr. Nemesio I. Yabut Sr. Kilusang Bagong Lipunan yes Vice mayoral election presidential 120x120px Johnny Wilson Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 189,494 96.69 Ernesto F. Ventura National Union for Liberation National Union for Liberation 6,492 3.31 Vice Mayor Johnny S. Wilson Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Johnny S. Wilson Liberal Party (Philippines) Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on January 30, 1980, within the 1980 Philippine local elections, during the Philippine Martial Law years of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos The voters elected for the elective local posts in the town: the mayor, vice mayor, and the eight-member local municipal council. This was the first election under Martial Law. The elections for the national and local positions were not conducted simultaneously, as the national elections (including Makati's lone district) were held in 1978, and later, in 1984. Background KBL's candidate, Nemesio "Mesio" I. Yabut Sr. was the incumbent municipal mayor of Makati, having been elected in 1971, where he defeated then incumbent mayor Jose C. Luciano. He then became closely allied with President Marcos and later defected from the Liberal Party and joined the newly-formed Kilusang Bagong Lipunan political party founded by the president. The municipality of Makati was then under the jurisdiction of the 1st congressional district of the Province of Rizal until 1975, when Metro Manila was formed, and Makati was included therein. Yabut's challengers for mayor were Alexander Villalon of the National Union for Liberation (NUL) and Region IV Assemblyman Edgar "Eddie" Ilarde. At the time, main opposition groups like the Liberal Party (Philippines), Lakas ng Bayan, had little to no participation in the 1980 Philippine local elections. As such, they weren't able to field candidates in most local positions up for election. Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Nemesio "Mesio" I. Yabut Sr. won against Alexander Villalon and incumbent assemblyman Eddie Ilarde in a landslide. 1980 Makati mayoral election Nemesio "Mesio" I. Yabut Sr. Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 194471 Alexander "Alex" J. Villalon National Union for Liberation 17163 Edgar "Eddie" U. Ilarde Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 15004 KBL gain from Liberal Philippine Commission on Elections Vice Mayor Actor and incumbent Vice Mayor Johnny Wilson won against NUL's Ernesto Ventura. 1980 Makati vice mayoral election Johnny S. Wilson Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 189494 Ernesto F. Ventura National Union for Liberation 6492 KBL gain from Liberal Philippine Commission on Elections Municipal Council All eight Makati municipal council positions were won by KBL candidates. Municipal Council election at Makati's lone district Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Augusto "Chiquito" V. Pangan Sr. Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Joseph Leroy R. Salvador Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Roberto "Bobby" G. Brillante Sr. Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Tomas A. Baluyut Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Dolores M. Rivera Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Michael M. Joseph Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Elena B. Maccay Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Ruperto Gaite Source: Philippine Commission on Elections Aftermath Mayor Yabut will serve as municipal mayor until his death on February 25, 1986,https://apnews.com/688b63955e3f8039423cfe96681bc7f6 Strongarm Philippines Mayor Dies AP News February 26, 1986 July 1, 2020 en which coincided with the last day of 1986 People Power Revolution, which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos, Mayor Yabut's patron, from power. President Corazon Aquino, who replaced Marcos, appointed lawyer Jejomar Binay as OIC Mayor of Makati two days after Yabut's death, on February 27, 1986. Some of Yabut's relatives also entered politics, such as his sons Ricardo "Ricky", who ran for Makati Mayor twice, in 1988 and in 2019; Nemesio "King" Yabut Jr., who became Makati 2nd district councilor; and Nemesio Arturo "Toro' Yabut III (who became Vice Mayor of Makati). References Category:Elections in Makati Category:Local elections in the Philippines Makati local elections Makati local elections