Equal Parenting Party | |
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Defunct provincial party | |
Founded | 2014 |
Dissolved | 2018 |
Headquarters | PO Box 1826 Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 |
Ideology | Father's rights |
Colours | Purple |
Website | |
equalparentingpartyofontario | |
The Equal Parenting Party was a minor father's rights political party in Ontario, Canada, founded in 2014. [1] The party was described by leader Dennis Valenta as a single-issue party [2] and focused on combating inequality in Ontario family law against fathers in divorce proceedings, especially regarding custody and access to children. [3] [4]
EPP nominated two candidates in the 2014 provincial election, Valenta ran in the riding of Huron—Bruce and Dolly Catena ran in the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville. [5] Neither candidate gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received 0.01% of the popular vote. The party was deregistered in 2018 and did not contest the 2018 provincial election.
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall total | # of candidates run | # of seats won | +/− | Government |
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2014 | 359 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 / 107 | New Party | Extra-parliamentary |