Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election, 2001

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general elections are held for the first time in the newly expanded Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In 2001, Republic Act No. 9054 was passed for the expansion of the ARMM to include the areas which initially rejected inclusion and the provinces which were carved from them, however only Marawi City and Basilan with the exception of Isabela City opted to be integrated in the region. Special ARMM Elections for the regional governor and vice-governor posts happened on November 26, 2001.

Results

For Governor

 Summary of the final official COMELEC canvass of the 26 November 2001 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election, 2001 election results

Candidate	Party	Votes
Parouk S. Hussin	Lakas-Christian and Muslim Democrats	585,435
Ibrahim P. Paglas III	Independent	237,868
Macapanton Y. Abbas, Jr.	Independent	7,476
Write-in candidates	KAMPI, PDP-Laban, Ompia Party, Islamic Party of the Philippines, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and Independents	74,778,423
Total		75,609,202

For Vice-Governor

 Summary of the final official COMELEC canvass of the 26 November 2001 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election, 2001 election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Mahid M. Mutilan	Lakas-Christian and Muslim Democrats	549,705	100.0
Total		549,705	100.0

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• Republic Act No. 9054