| Country: | the Philippines |
| Buhay Hayaan Yumabong | |
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| Position: | Right-wing |
| Ideology: | Pro-life Christian right |
| Colors: | Green |
| Seats1 Title: | Seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines |
| Seats2 Title: | House of Representatives party-list seats |
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong, more popularly known as Buhay Party-List, is a party-list group in the Philippines founded on October 20, 1999, by Lito Atienza, Melquiades Robles, and El Shaddai founder Mike Velarde.[1] [2] A pro-life party-list, Buhay is known for its staunch opposition to abortion and birth control in its advocacy for the sanctity of life.[3] The party-list is also known for opposing the death penalty, divorce, same sex marriage, and euthanasia.[4]
In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives, the party-list group won 705,730 votes (5.55% of the nationwide party-list vote), equivalent to two seats.[5] [6] In 2007, the party won three seats in the nationwide party-list vote. In the 2010 elections, Buhay again won three seats, and ranked third overall.
In 2022, Buhay Party List lost their re-election bid after garnering only 103,077 votes, failing to win a single seat for the first time since their founding.[7]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290,760 | 1.92% | 2 | Christian Señeres Rene Velarde | ||
| 705,730 | 5.55% | 2 | Christian Señeres Rene Velarde | ||
| 1,169,234 | 7.33% | 3 | Ma. Carissa Coscolluela Irwin Tieng Rene Velarde | ||
| 1,249,555 | 4.19% | 2 | Mike Velarde, Jr. Irwin Tieng | ||
| 1,255,808 | 4.62% | 3 | Mike Velarde, Jr. Lito Atienza Irwin Tieng | ||
| 760,912 | 2.35% | 2 | |||
| 361,493 | 1.30% | 1 | |||
| 103,077 | 0.28% | 0 | N/A (19th Congress) |