Vancouver Island Party
Former provincial party
LeaderRobin Richardson (2016–2019)
FoundedJune 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)
DissolvedDecember 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
HeadquartersPO BOX 36064, Unit 209
Victoria, British Columbia
V9A 1J5
IdeologyVancouver Island provincehood[1]
Progressivism
Environmentalism
Seats in Legislature
0 / 87
Party flag
Website
www.vanisleparty.com

The Vancouver Island Party (VIP) was a political party in British Columbia, Canada. Robin Richardson, a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1979–1980), led the party until November 2019.[2] The party proposed that Vancouver Island secede from British Columbia and become Canada's 11th province.

On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.[3]

Provincial elections

The party intended to have candidates in each of the 14 ridings on Vancouver Island for the provincial election on May 9, 2017,[4] but only fielded four, all in the Greater Victoria area. None of its candidates were elected.[5]

It did not run any candidates in the 2020 British Columbia general election, but remained registered as a political party as of November 2020.[6]

On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Vision & Mission". vanisleparty.com. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr. Robin Richardson Ph.D. has resigned as Leader of the Vancouver Island Party". Vancouver Island Party. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Zussman, Richard (June 22, 2016). "New political party pushing for province of Vancouver Island". Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "BC Liberals cut to minority with Greens holding balance of power", The Globe and Mail, 10 May 2017
  6. ^ Elections BC List of Current Registered Political Parties, accessed November 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

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