The 2016 general election in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was held on May 9, 2016. This was the second ARMM election that was synchronized with the general election in the Philippines and the last general election in the ARMM.
The governor and vice governor are elected via first past the post system; they are elected separately and may come from different parties. Elections for the regional assembly are via plurality-at-large voting, with each assembly district (coextensive with legislative districts as used in House of Representatives elections) having three seats. A voter can vote for up to the three candidates, with the candidates with the three highest total number of votes being elected.
This was the last general election in the ARMM. The elections in May 2019 were superseded by the approval of the new autonomous region, the Bangsamoro, via a plebiscite in January and February 2019. ARMM itself dissolved on February 26, 2019 when the Bangsamoro Transition Authority took over from the ARMM. The winners of the 2016 election were given the option to opt in to join the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament until their terms expired on June 30. All but one, Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman, opted in.
The first general election in the Bangsamoro shall be on September 2026, or over a decade after the last ARMM elections. Originally set for 2022 along with the 2022 Philippine general election, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangsamoro, and due to delays in passing a regional electoral code in 2019 to May 2025, along with the 2025 Philippine general election. In 2024, the Supreme Court declared Sulu's inclusion in the region as unconstitutional; the Bangsamoro Parliament passed a resolution urging Congress to postpone the election further. Congress passed another law postponing to October 2025. Less than two weeks before the election, the Supreme Court ruled that the regional electoral code as unconstitutional. The Commission on Elections then postponed the election to March 2026, then again to September 2026, due to issues with passing a new electoral code.
Results Regional governor
Regional vice governor
Regional assembly Summary
Basilan (Lone District)
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Lanao del Sur 1st District
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2nd District
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Maguindanao 1st District
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2nd District
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Sulu 1st District
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2nd District
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Tawi-Tawi (Lone District)
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