Your Political Party of British Columbia

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Your Political Party of British Columbia
Defunct provincial party
Leader James Filippelli
PresidentSarah Husain
FoundedJune 6, 2002 (2002-06-06)
DissolvedSeptember 19, 2024
Headquarters313 – 2040 York Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6J 1E7
Ideology Open government
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
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Your Political Party of British Columbia, or simply Your Party, was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party was registered with Elections BC and participated in the 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017 general elections. The party advocated for more transparency and accountability in government. It nominated one candidate in 2005, two in 2009 and 2013, and 10 in 2017. No Your Party candidate was ever elected to office. Its best result was a fourth-place finish with 442 votes (1.68%) in Port Moody-Westwood in 2005.

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History

Your Political Party of BC was registered with Elections BC on June 6, 2002, by Belcarra-resident James Filippelli. [1] In February 2005, Filippelli announced he would seek election in the electoral district of Port Moody-Westwood as a Your Political Party of BC candidate during the May 2005 provincial election. [2] At the time, in addition to being the party president and leader, Filippelli was a 22-year-old student at Douglas College. [3] Filippelli ran on a limited platform centred on government accountability to taxpayers. [4] He advocated more detailed and open budget process so that every expenditure is disclosed while at the same time reducing bureaucracy and taxes. [2] He also advocated for elected Members of the Legislative Assembly to return 10% of their wages back to constituents. [5] Filippelli came in fourth place in the Port Moody-Westwood riding, losing to Iain Black of the BC Liberal Party.

As the May 2009 provincial election approached, Your Political Party announced it would nominate two candidates: Brent Williams in the Port Coquitlam electoral district [6] and Filippelli in Port Moody-Coquitlam. By this time Filippelli was a 26-year-old electrician living in Port Moody. [7] In addition to campaigning for more government transparency regarding financial issues, the two candidates also supported keeping the carbon tax [8] and eliminating the property transfer tax [9] Filippelli again came in fourth place in his riding losing to Iain Black, while Williams came in fifth in his riding losing to Mike Farnworth of the New Democratic Party.

It nominated ten candidates in the 2017 provincial election, none of whom was elected. [10] It did not nominate any candidates in the 2020 provincial election.

The party voluntarily deregistered with Elections BC on September 19, 2024. [11]

Party platform

Electoral results

The party's leader, James Filippelli, stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the 2005 provincial election.

ElectionCandidatesTotal votesPopular voteRidingCandidateVotesPopular vote
in riding
2005 14420.03%
Port Moody-Westwood James Filippelli4421.68%
2009 23350.02%
Port Moody-Coquitlam James Filippelli1981.03%
Port Coquitlam Brent Williams1370.67%
2013 25280.03%
Vancouver-False Creek James Filippelli810.37%
Port Coquitlam Brent Williams4472.01%
2017 101,0360.06%
Vancouver-Fairview Joey Doyle1310.5%
Vancouver-False Creek James Filippelli960.44%
Vancouver-Fraserview Harpreet S. Bajwa1560.74%
Vancouver-Kensington Ramanjit Kaur Dhillon1670.84%
Vancouver-Kingsway Brette Mullins760.43%
Vancouver-Langara Surinder Singh Trehan1560.81%
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Shai Joseph Mor670.32%
Vancouver-Point Grey David Stall600.27%
Surrey-Green Timbers Kanwaljit Singh Moti660.46%
Surrey South Fabiola Cecilia Palomino610.25%

Finances

Annual Financial Report
YearIncomeExpensesAssetsReference
2002$325$334$27 [1]
2003$407$378$147 [12]
2004$775$542$335 [13]
2005$1,095$1,509$66 [14]
2006$40$263$87 [15]
2007$700$5$332 [16]
2008$125$541$199 [17]
2009$2,205$2,541$145 [18]
2010$1,352$560$608 [19]
Election Expenses
ElectionIncomeExpensesSurplus/DeficitReference
2005 $815$827($12) [20]
2009 $2,105$2,291($186) [21]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2002. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Cleugh, Janis (February 19, 2005). "Liberal race loses Marusyk". The Tri-City News. Coquitlam, British Columbia. p. 1.
  3. Murphy, Dan (April 24, 2005). "Off the radar screens but in the race & on the ballot". The Province . Vancouver. p. A30.
  4. Saltman, Jennifer (May 7, 2005). "There's life beyond the major parties: Nine 'alternative' candidates in Tri-Cities". Coquitlam Now. New Westminster, British Columbia. p. 3.
  5. "Drop the writ for Survivor BC". Castlegar News. Castlegar, British Columbia. March 9, 2005. p. 6.
  6. McKenna, Gary (April 21, 2009). "PoCo Candidate Profile: Williams: YPP's key issue is accountability". The Tri City News. Coquitlam, British Columbia. p. 1.
  7. "PoMo-Coquitlam Candidate Profile: YPPBC candidate James Filipelli". The Tri City News. Coquitlam, British Columbia. April 28, 2009. p. 3.
  8. Mcfee, Jennifer (May 6, 2009). "Port Coquitlam's provincial candidates square off". Coquitlam Now. New Westminster, British Columbia. p. 7.
  9. McKenna, Gary (May 5, 2009). "PoCo All-Candidates Meeting: Taxes, transportation and more". The Tri City News. Coquitlam, British Columbia. p. 3.
  10. "BC Liberals cut to minority with Greens holding balance of power", The Globe and Mail, 10 May 2017
  11. Boegman, Anton (26 September 2024). "Deregistrations". The British Columbia Gazette. Government of British Columbia . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  12. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  13. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2004. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  14. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  15. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  16. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  17. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  18. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  19. "Annual Financial Report: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  20. "Election Financing Report - Political Party: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  21. "Election Financing Report - Political Party: Your Political Party of BC" (PDF). Elections BC. 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.