British Columbia Party | |
|---|---|
| Former provincial party | |
| Leader | Vacant |
| President | Graham Gifford |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | 7665 Sapperton Ave. Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 4C9 |
| Ideology | Traditional conservatism Social conservatism Populism |
| Colours | Blue |
The British Columbia Party was a right-wing political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia, founded in 1998 as a populist party by John Motiuk, a North Vancouver lawyer.
The party did not nominate candidates in the 2001 provincial election. It nominated two candidates for the 2005 provincial election: David Andrew Wright, who won 185 votes (0.86% of the total) in Delta North, and Jack Kortmeyer, who won 169 votes (1.39% of the total) in Bulkley Valley-Stikine. It did not nominate candidates in the 2009 provincial election.
The party was one of five whose members merged to form the British Columbia Unity Party, but like all but one of the others, the party later left BC Unity.
The party ran three candidates in the 2013 general election: Carra-Lynn Hodgson in North Vancouver-Lonsdale, Trevor Hendry in Skeena, and Jim Laurence in Surrey-White Rock.[1][2]
It did not nominate candidates in the 2017 general election.
- ^ "List of Candidates - General Election 2013" (PDF). Elections BC. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Registered Political Parties - Information" (PDF). Elections BC. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-14.