Freedom Party of British Columbia
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Freedom Party of British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Former provincial party | |
| Leader | Vacant |
| President | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
| Headquarters | 34850 Clayburn Road Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 7Y9 |
| Ideology | Social conservatism Laissez-faire capitalism |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Freedom Party of British Columbia was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies were based on fundamentalist Christian values.
The party was founded in April 2001 and it nominated two candidates in the 2001 British Columbia election: Kenneth Montgomery Keillor placed last in a field of four candidates in the riding of Abbotsford-Clayburn, winning 217 votes (1.25% of the total), and Robert Wayne McCulloch placed last in a field of six candidates in the riding of Abbotsford-Mt. Lehman, winning 23 votes (0.12% of the total).
It nominated two candidates in the 2005 election: Kenneth Montgomery Keillor placed fourth in a field of five candidates in Abbotsford-Clayburn, winning 192 votes (1.08%), and Jeremy Harold Sandwith Smyth placed last in a field of six candidates in Cowichan-Ladysmith, winning 79 votes (0.30%).
The party was de-registered by Elections BC in February 2009.
A new party of the same name was created in January 2023.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Thayarapan, Arrthy (Jun 15, 2023). "Anti-SOGI protesters bring Surrey school board meeting to a halt". cbc.ca. Retrieved Jun 15, 2023.
- ^ Burns, Anna (2023-09-21). "Opposing sides clash at Surrey anti-SOGI rally". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Burns, Anna (2023-11-07). "Petition filed to recall Surrey MLA Rachna Singh". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Bower, Angela (27 March 2023). "Surrey protest against SOGI in B.C. schools | CityNews Vancouver". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Burns, Anna (2023-03-26). "Saturday's anti-SOGI protest in Surrey was a missed opportunity to educate, says Surrey teacher". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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