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Butil Farmers Party | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ideology | Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Green |
The Butil Farmers Party (Butil), formerly the Luzon Farmers Party, is a political party in Luzon, Philippines. Butil is the electoral wing of the National Farmers Supreme Council (SANDUGO).[1]
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives, the party got 429,259 votes (3.3742%)[2] and one seat (Benjamin A. Cruz). In the previous congress, the party had two seats, Benjamin A. Cruz and Leonila V. Chavez ('Ka Nellie').[1]
The party supported the candidacy of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the 2004 election.[1]
Cruz died on October 15, 2004. His seat was filled by Chavez.[3] In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | 1st representative | 2nd representative | 3rd representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 215,643 | 2.36% | 1 | Benjamin Cruz | — | — |
| 2001 | 330,282 | 2.18% | 2 | Benjamin Cruz | Leonila Chavez | — |
| 2004 | 429,259 | 3.37% | 1 | Benjamin Cruz[a] Leonila Chavez |
— | — |
| 2007 | 409,160 | 2.57% | 2 | Leonila Chavez[a] | Agapito Guanlao | |
| 2010 | 506,703 | 1.67% | 1 | Agapito Guanlao | — | — |
| 2013 | 438,601 | 1.60% | 1 | Agapito Guanlao | — | — |
| 2016 | 395,011 | 1.22% | 1 | Cecilia Leonila Chavez | — | — |
| 2019 | 163,927 | 0.59% | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 87,305 | 0.24% | 0 | — | — | — |
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