We Demand a Referendum Now (WDARN) was a minor British political party, launched by independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Nikki Sinclaire in June 2012, following her departure from the UK Independence Party (UKIP). It was a single-issue party that sought to force a referendum on British membership of the European Union (EU).[2][3]
We Demand a Referendum Now | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Nikki Sinclaire |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2014[1] |
| Ideology | Euroscepticism |
| Colours | Teal/Purple |
| Website | |
| http://www.letthepeopledecide.eu | |
We Demand a Referendum Now was registered with the Electoral Commission in June 2012 by Nikki Sinclaire. The party held its inaugural conference on 5 October 2012.[4]
The party ran a slate of candidates in the West Midlands European Parliament constituency[5] for the 2014 European Parliament elections. It had originally announced plans to stand candidates in every British region.[6] The party received 1.7% of the vote in the West Midlands, and did not win any seats.
We Demand a Referendum aimed to "go beyond party politics" and "do everything within [its] power to enable a referendum".[7] Its leadership accused the EU of being protectionist and called for the creation of a Royal Commission to look into the costs and benefits of EU membership for the United Kingdom.[8]
European Parliament
edit| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats won | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23,426 
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0.14%
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0 / 73
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20
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References
edit- ^ Nick Duffy (12 June 2015). "Katie Hopkins: NHS shouldn't pay for IVF for gay couples". Pink News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Nigel Farage: UKIP demands 'blood' guarantee over EU vote". BBC News. 21 September 2012.
the We Demand A Referendum Party [is] a single-issue party in favour of an in/out referendum on Britain's EU membership
- ^ "We Demand a Referendum Now Party launches campaign". BBC News. 1 May 2014.
We have just one policy; to force a referendum on EU membership.
- ^ "Nikki Sinclaire's We Demand a Referendum party holds first conference". This is Staffordshire. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "Revealed, all the West Midlands region candidates set to contest seats in European Parliament". Worcester News. 25 April 2014.
- ^ "New EU referendum party holding first conference". BBC News. October 5, 2012.
Ms Sinclaire says We Demand a Referendum will stand candidates in every region in 2014's European elections unless Prime Minister David Cameron sets the date for a vote to decide whether or not the UK remains a member of the European Union.
- ^ Sinclaire, N. (September 18, 2012). "New anti-EU political party launches in UK". Public Service Europe. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Nikki Sinclaire discusses We Demand A Referendum on BBC Radio Lincolnshire (Full text via YouTube.)
External links
edit- Let The People Decide (party website)
- We Demand A Referendum (blog website)