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==Background== |
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On 2004, representative ] (]) was appointed by ] ] as ]. Durano accepted the appointment on November 30, 2004, which caused his seat to be vacated. As a result, the ] issued a resolution on March 2, 2005 declaring the seat vacant, paving way for the ] to call an election on May 30, 2005. Candidates filed their certificates of candidacy from April 22 to 28.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=273879&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |title=Special election set in Cebu’s 5th district |first=Mayen |last=Jaymalin |work=] |date=2005-04-14 |accessdate=2011-01-06 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Campaign period was from April 29 to May 28. |
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On 2004, representative ] (]) was appointed by ] ] as ]. Durano accepted the appointment on November 30, 2004, which caused his seat to be vacated. As a result, the ] issued a resolution on March 2, 2005 declaring the seat vacant, paving way for the ] to call an election on May 30, 2005. Candidates filed their certificates of candidacy from April 22 to 28.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=273879&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |title=Special election set in Cebu’s 5th district |first=Mayen |last=Jaymalin |work=The Philippine Star|date=2005-04-14 |accessdate=2011-01-06 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Campaign period was from April 29 to May 28. |
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==Result== |
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==Result== |
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Durano's brother, ] of the ] (NPC), won convincingly to keep the seat within the Durano family, winning in all 891 polling precincts in the district's ten towns and ]. His grandfather, ], previously held the seat from 1949 to 1971 (the area was districted as Cebu's 1st district at that time). Ramon VI's father, ], then mayor of Danao, later became congressman and then represented the district for three consecutive terms from 1987 to 1998, before Joseph Ace succeeded him. Joseph Ace was on his second term when he was appointed Tourism secretary. Even before the votes were cast, Durano's opponent, Dean Severo Dosado, was quoted as having said he did not think he was going to win. He and the other candidate, Wilfredo Tuadles, did not field any poll watchers.<ref name="star">{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=280017&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |title=Durano brod is new Cebu congressman |first=Fred |last=Languido |work=Freeman News Service |publisher=] |date=2005-06-02 |accessdate=2011-01-06 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Durano's brother, ] of the ] (NPC), won convincingly to keep the seat within the Durano family, winning in all 891 polling precincts in the district's ten towns and ]. His grandfather, ], previously held the seat from 1949 to 1971 (the area was districted as Cebu's 1st district at that time). Ramon VI's father, ], then mayor of Danao, later became congressman and then represented the district for three consecutive terms from 1987 to 1998, before Joseph Ace succeeded him. Joseph Ace was on his second term when he was appointed Tourism secretary. Even before the votes were cast, Durano's opponent, Dean Severo Dosado, was quoted as having said he did not think he was going to win. He and the other candidate, Wilfredo Tuadles, did not field any poll watchers.<ref name="star">{{cite news |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=280017&publicationSubCategoryId=67 |title=Durano brod is new Cebu congressman |first=Fred |last=Languido |work=Freeman News Service |work=The Philippine Star|date=2005-06-02 |accessdate=2011-01-06 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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The low turnout (48.56%) was blamed on the non-inclusion of areas outside the district in the special holiday for the election. Another factor was the nonexistence of campaign materials from the candidates. The turnout in ], the town with the lowest turnout at 31.78%, was blamed on the town ] that prevented the electorate from voting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/125271 |title=It’s a runaway poll win for brother of Durano |first=Mars Jr. |last=Mosqueda |work=] |date=2005-06-01 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}</ref> |
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The low turnout (48.56%) was blamed on the non-inclusion of areas outside the district in the special holiday for the election. Another factor was the nonexistence of campaign materials from the candidates. The turnout in ], the town with the lowest turnout at 31.78%, was blamed on the town ] that prevented the electorate from voting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/125271 |title=It’s a runaway poll win for brother of Durano |first=Mars Jr. |last=Mosqueda |work=Manila Bulletin|date=2005-06-01 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}</ref> |
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Dosado described the election as a "waste of money" and blamed Joseph Ace for it.<ref name="star"/> |
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Dosado described the election as a "waste of money" and blamed Joseph Ace for it.<ref name="star"/> |
The low turnout (48.56%) was blamed on the non-inclusion of areas outside the district in the special holiday for the election. Another factor was the nonexistence of campaign materials from the candidates. The turnout in Liloan, the town with the lowest turnout at 31.78%, was blamed on the town fiesta that prevented the electorate from voting.
Dosado described the election as a "waste of money" and blamed Joseph Ace for it.
