British Columbia Libertarian Party | |
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Active provincial party | |
Leader | Vacant |
President | Paul Geddes |
Founded | 1986 |
Headquarters | 703-1180 Falcon Dr Coquitlam, British Columbia V3E 2K7 |
Ideology | Libertarianism |
Official colours | Green |
Website | |
www.libertarian.bc.ca | |
Politics of British Columbia Political parties Elections |
The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian political party in British Columbia, Canada.
It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election. It has never won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
In the 1996 general election British Columbia general election, 1996, with party leader Ken Wiebe of Saanich British Columbia Saanich South, the party had its best-ever results, nominating 17 candidates and winning 2,041 votes (0.13% of the popular vote).
In the 2001 general election, the party nominated no candidates and party president (Paul Geddes) ran as a candidate for the British Columbia Marijuana Party.
In the 2005 provincial election, it nominated 6 candidates, who won a total of 1,003 votes (0.06% of the provincial total).
John Clarke had the best result of any of the party's candidates, winning 361 votes (1.36% of the total) in Vancouver-Burrard riding.
Election | # of candidates |
Elected | Popular vote | ||
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# | % | Change | |||
1986 | 3 | - | 341 | 0.02% | * |
1991 | 11 | - | 860 | 0.06% | +0.04% |
1996 | 17 | - | 2,041 | 0.13% | +0.07% |
2001 | No candidates nominated | ||||
2005 | 6 | - | 1,361 | 0.08% | * |
2009 | 6 | - | 1,468 | 0.09% | +0.01% |
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
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