Freedom Party of British Columbia
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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.
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 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]
Election results
edit| 2001 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Clayburn | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 12,584 | 72.51 | $32,911 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kris Lind | 2,096 | 12.08 | $1,070 | ||||
| Unity | Peter Stiegelmar | 1,751 | 10.09 | $6,073 | ||||
| Marijuana | Don Fulford | 706 | 4.07 | $504 | ||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 217 | 1.25 | $107 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,354 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,508 | 71.30 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Mount Lehman | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Mike de Jong | 12,660 | 68.48 | $32,765 | ||||
| New Democratic | Taranjit Purewal | 2,431 | 13.15 | $2,775 | ||||
| Unity | Gloria Cavacece (Ewert) | 1,576 | 8.53 | $2,437 | ||||
| Green | Karl Hann | 1,299 | 7.03 | $223 | ||||
| Marijuana | Brian Carlisle | 451 | 2.44 | $394 | ||||
| People's Front | David MacKay | 46 | 0.25 | – | ||||
| Freedom | Robert Wayne McCulloch | 23 | 0.12 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,486 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,602 | 71.44 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Clayburn | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 11,047 | 59.95 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Nenn | 5,555 | 30.15 | |||||
| Green | Lance Pizzariello | 1,428 | 7.75 | |||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 199 | 1.08 | |||||
| Marijuana | Iain Gilfillan | 198 | 1.07 | |||||
| Total | 18,427 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Cowichan-Ladysmith | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Doug Routley | 13,402 | 50.20% | |||||
| Liberal | Graham Bruce | 10,879 | 40.75% | |||||
| Green | Cindy-Lee Robinson | 1,823 | 6.83% | |||||
| Independent | Jim Bell | 290 | 1.09% | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Brian Fraser Johnson | 223 | 0.84% | |||||
| Freedom | Jeremy Harold Sandwith Smyth | 79 | 0.30% | |||||
| Total | 26,696 | 100.00% | ||||||
See also
editReferences
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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. "Surrey protest against SOGI in B.C. schools | CityNews Vancouver". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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