Communist Party of British Columbia
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| Communist Party of British Columbia | |
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| Active Provincial Party | |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Leader | George Gidora |
| President | Vacant |
| Headquarters | 706 Clark Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 3J1 |
| Political ideology | Communism |
| International alignment | |
| Colours | Red, gold |
| Website | http://cpbc.communist-party.ca/ |
The Communist Party of British Columbia is the British Columbia branch of the Communist Party of Canada. Its leader is George Gidora.
From the 1945 British Columbia election to the 1956 election, it was known as the Labour Progressive Party.
In the 2001 election, it nominated 4 candidates, who together received a total of 381 votes (0.49% of the total votes in the ridings in which they ran). The Communist candidates placed last in 3 of the 4 ridings, and in no case received more than 1% of the vote.
It nominated three candidates in the 2005 election, who won a total of 227 votes (0.01% of the provincial total):
- Steve Roebuck won 89 votes (0.36% of the total) in Kelowna-Mission,
- Peter Marcus won 88 votes (0.48%) in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, and
- Harjit Singh Daudharia won 50 votes (0.29%) in Surrey-Green Timbers.
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