The BC New Republican Party was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada, between 2017 and 2019. It was founded in January 2017 and was based in Richmond with Wei Chen as its leader. Chen had previously been the leader of the Nation Alliance Party[1] and a candidate for the BC Conservative Party in the 2013 general election.[2]
BC New Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Historical provincial party | |
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| Leader | Wei Chen |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Headquarters | 1107-11871 Horseshoe Way Richmond, British Columbia V7A 5H5 |
In the 2017 general election, its sole candidate was Lawrence Chen, who ran in the Richmond-Queensborough constituency. Chen was defeated and came in fifth place out of five candidates running.[3] The party was de-registered by Elections BC effective October 2019.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Registered Political Parties" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Fringe candidates emerge". Richmond News. Richmond, BC. April 14, 2017. p. A9.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Deregistration Financial Report" (PDF). Elections BC. October 10, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2019.
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