The Butil Farmers Party (Butil), formerly the Luzon Farmers Party, is a
party-list
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in the
Luzon
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,
Philippines
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. Butil is the electoral wing of the
National Farmers Supreme Council (SANDUGO).
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In the 2004 elections
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for the House of Representatives
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got 429,259 votes (3.3742%) and one seat ( Benjamin A. Cruz). In the previous congress the party had two seats, Benjamin A. Cruz and Leonila V. Chavez ('Ka Nellie').
The party supported the candidacy of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...
in the 2004 election.
Cruz died on October 15, 2004. His seat was filled by Chavez.Makati Business Club: CongressWatch
In the 14 May 2007
election
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, the party won one seat in the nationwide party-list vote.
Electoral performance
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Agrarian parties in the Philippines
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Political parties established in 1998
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