Ed Vanwoudenberg

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Edward John Vanwoudenberg is a Canadian minor-party politician, and was head of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada, from the party's founding convention in 1987^[1] until 1991.

The party promotes an explicitly Christian approach to political issues, especially through its opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.^[1] No CHP candidate has, to date, won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. Vanwoudenberg was succeeded by Charles Cavilla.

He is now the president of the British Columbia chapter of the party. From 1991 to 1994, he served as the Executive Director, and from 1994 to 1998, he served as the party's vice-president. He is now the president of the party's British Columbia provincial council. ^{[citation needed]}

A resident of Hope, British Columbia, he ran in the Canadian federal elections of 1988, 1993 and 2000.

**Electoral record**
Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1988 federal	Fraser Valley West	CHP	2,428	4.7%	4/6	Robert L. Wenman Prog. Cons.
1993 federal	Fraser Valley West	CHP	1,028	1.7%	6/9	Randy White Reform
2000 federal	Fraser Valley	CHP	212	0.4%	8/9	Chuck Strahl Canadian Alliance

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Decision Canada '08". Canwest News Service. September 17, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

Additional sources

McAteer, Michael (August 16, 1986). 's+new+party+Platform+will+be+based+on+Bible+its+leader+declares&pqatl=google "Christian Heritage is Canada's new party Platform will be based on Bible its leader declares". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 16, 2012. (subscription required)
Kenna, Kathleen (November 19, 1987). "Newest political party to follow Biblical values". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 16, 2012. (subscription required)
'll+win+7+seats+in+election&pqatl=google "Christian party predicts it'll win 7 seats in election". Toronto Star. Nov 22, 1987. Retrieved May 16, 2012. (subscription required)

Preceded by none	Christian Heritage Party of Canada leaders 1987-1991	Succeeded by Charles Cavilla

v t e Canadian federal election, 1988

Outgoing: Progressive Conservative majority Result: Progressive Conservative majority

Christian Heritage (Ed Vanwoudenberg) Commonwealth (Gilles Gervais, candidates) Communist (George Hewison, candidates) Confederation of Regions (Elmer Knutson, candidates) Green (Seymour Trieger, candidates) Independent candidates Liberal (John Turner, candidates) Libertarian (Dennis Corrigan, candidates) New Democrats (Ed Broadbent, candidates) Progressive Conservative (Brian Mulroney, candidates) Reform (Preston Manning) Rhinoceros (Cornelius I, candidates) Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons.

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