Veterans Freedom Party
The Veterans Freedom Party (originally Veterans Federation Party) is a party-list in the Philippines. It is the electoral wing of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines.
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives the party-list got 340,759 votes (2.6785% of the nationwide vote)[1] and one seat (Ernesto Gidaya).[2] VFP was one of 5 party-lists said to have received presidential support in connection with the Garci tapes affair.[3]
Gidaya died on December 4, 2006. Two former candidates of the party contested to replace him, Estrella Santos and Rodolfo Gutang. Gutang is the general secretary of the party.[4]
Electoral performance
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 304,902 | 3.33% | 1 |
| 2001 | 580,781 | 3.84% | 2 |
| 2004 | 340,759 | 2.68% | 1 |
| 2007 | 196,266 | 1.23% | 1 |
| 2010 | 155,672 | 0.52% | 0 |
| 2013 | 148,372 | 0.54% | 0 |
See also
- Veterans Federation Party
References
- ^ COMELEC Election Results Archived April 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ House Members - House of Representatives of the Philippines
- ^ Special Issue | Messing with the Party List
- ^ Gordon to DFA: Lobby for Fil Veterans : Philippines : Gov.Ph : News Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Veterans Freedom Party Official website
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