British Columbia Libertarian Party

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British Columbia Libertarian Party
Leader Alex Joehl [1]
PresidentPaul Geddes
Secretary Neeraj Murarka
Deputy LeaderSandra Filosof-Schipper [2]
FoundedFebruary 1, 1986;39 years ago (1986-02-01)
HeadquartersCoquitlam, British Columbia
Ideology Libertarianism
ColoursGold and black
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
0 / 93
Website
www.libertarian.bc.ca

The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a minor "fringe" [3] libertarian party in British Columbia, Canada, that nominated its first candidates in the 1986 provincial election.

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The party advocates for the creation of a provincial Constitution to protect property rights, and rejects federal infringement into areas of provincial jurisdiction seeking to change the division of powers to avoid secession. [4] They also stand for free speech except in cases of fraud or violence. [4] It rejects all government monopolies and collective resource ownership and promotes decentralisation and localism, decentralizing decision-making powers to local communities, families, and individuals. [5]

In the 2020 British Columbia general election the party fielded 25 candidates and received 8,360 votes, or 0.4% of the popular vote. Keith Macintyre received 2.6% of votes in Penticton.

Election results

Election results[ citation needed ]
Election yearParty leaderNo. of
overall votes		% of
overall total		No. of
candidates run		No. of
seats won		Presence
1986 3410.023
0 / 69
Extra-parliamentary
1991 8600.0611
0 / 75
Extra-parliamentary
1996 2,0410.13%17
0 / 75
Extra-parliamentary
2001 00%0
0 / 79
Extra-parliamentary
2005 1,0530.06%6
0 / 79
Extra-parliamentary
2009 1,4860.09%6
0 / 85
Extra-parliamentary
2013 Clayton Welwood [6] 2,0500.11%8
0 / 85
Extra-parliamentary
2017 7,7430.39%30
0 / 87
Extra-parliamentary
2020 Donald Wilson [7] 8,3600.44%25
0 / 87
Extra-parliamentary
2024 Alex Joehl1,3370.07%4
0 / 87
Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ "Registered Political Parties – Information" (PDF). Elections BC . August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet our Executive Council". BC Libertarian Party. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Miller, James. "Keith MacIntyre new leader of B.C. Libertarian party". Penticton Herald. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Principles". BC Libertarian Party. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shrinking and Decentralizing Government". BC Libertarian Party. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/init/Registered-Political-Parties-Information.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ Fischer, Corey. "BC Libertarian Party chooses new leader".
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