Political party in Canada
| Vancouver Island Party | |
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| Former provincial party | |
| [REDACTED] | |
| Leader | Robin Richardson (2016–2019) |
| Founded | June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31) |
| Headquarters | PO BOX 36064, Unit 209 Victoria, British Columbia V9A 1J5 |
| Ideology | Vancouver Island provincehood Progressivism Environmentalism |
| Seats in Legislature | 0 / 87 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The Vancouver Island Party (VIP) was a political party in British Columbia, Canada. Robin Richardson, a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1979–1980), led the party until November 2019. The party proposed that Vancouver Island secede from British Columbia and become Canada's 11th province.
On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.
Provincial elections
The party intended to have candidates in each of the 14 ridings on Vancouver Island for the provincial election on May 9, 2017, but only fielded four, all in the Greater Victoria area. None of its candidates were elected.
It did not run any candidates in the 2020 British Columbia general election, but remained registered as a political party as of November 2020.
On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.
References
- "Vision & Mission". vanisleparty.com. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- "Dr. Robin Richardson Ph.D. has resigned as Leader of the Vancouver Island Party". Vancouver Island Party. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- Zussman, Richard (June 22, 2016). "New political party pushing for province of Vancouver Island". Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- "BC Liberals cut to minority with Greens holding balance of power", The Globe and Mail, 10 May 2017
- Elections BC List of Current Registered Political Parties, accessed November 16, 2020.
- Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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