Populist Party Ontario

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Populist Party Ontario
Parti Populiste Ontario
Active provincial party
AbbreviationPPO
Leader Jim Torma [1] [2]
PresidentShelley Batcules [1]
FoundedDecember 17, 2021 (2021-12-17) [3]
RegisteredMay 9, 2022 [1]
Headquarters4310 Bartlett Road Beamsville ON L3J 0Y9
Ideology Populism
Political position Right-wing
National affiliation People's Party of Canada
Colours  Purple
Seats in Legislature
0 / 124
Website
www.populistpartyontario.com

The Populist Party Ontario (PPO; French : Parti Populiste Ontario) is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Jim Torma, former People's Party of Canada regional coordinator for Southwestern Ontario. [2] The party's past candidates of record have included former PPC candidates such as Chelsea Hillier, who in 2022 contested the Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston seat previously held by her father Randy Hillier. [4]

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Election results

Election results
Election yearNo. of
overall votes		% of
overall total		No. of
candidates run		No. of
seats won		+/−Government
2022 2,638 [5] 0.05%
13 / 124
0 / 124
New PartyExtra-parliamentary
2025 7060.01%
4 / 124
0 / 124
Steady2.svgExtra-parliamentary

By-elections

By-electionDateCandidateVotes%Place
Kitchener Centre November 30, 2023 Mario Greco220.09%13/18

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Registered Political Parties". Elections Ontario. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Goeree, Joshua (May 18, 2022). "Populist Party of Ontario officially registered for 2022 election". The Goeree Report. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Reserved Party Names". Elections Ontario. June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Devoy, Desmond (May 16, 2022). "Randy Hillier's daughter, Chelsea, to run for Populist Party in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston". InsideOttawaValley.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Election Results". Elections Ontario. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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