| People's Front | |
| Subheader: | Former provincial party |
| Leader: | Charles Boylan |
| Headquarters: | 26-3313 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Port Moody, British Columbia V3H 2E4 |
| National: | Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) |
| Colours: | Red |
| Colorcode: | indianred |
| Blank1 Title: | Fiscal policy |
| Blank2 Title: | Social policy |
| Seats1 Title: | Seats in the House of Commons |
| Seats2 Title: | Seats in the Senate |
| Seats3 Title: | Seats in Legislature |
| Country: | Canada |
| State: | British Columbia |
| Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in British Columbia |
| Elections Dab1: | List of British Columbia general elections |
The People's Front was the British Columbian section of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist). The leader of the People's Front was Charles Boylan.
In the 2001 British Columbia election, it nominated 11 candidates, received a total of 720 votes (0.34% of the vote in the ridings in which they ran, and 0.05% of the province-wide vote). The PF candidates ran last in all but one of 11 ridings, and no candidate won more than 1% of the popular vote.
The party nominated five candidates for the 2005 election. They won a total of 383 votes (0.02% of the province-wide vote).
After failing to run any candidates in the 2013 and 2017 general elections, the party was deregistered on May 31, 2017.[1]
| Election | Candidates | Total votes | Popular vote | Riding | Candidate | Votes | Popular vote in riding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8 | 1,502 | 0.08% | ||||
| Surrey-Newton | Santokh Dhesi | 37 | 0.13% | ||||
| Vancouver Centre | Brian Sproule | 144 | 0.21% | ||||
| Vancouver East | Joseph Theriault | 94 | 0.13% | ||||
| Vancouver-Little Mountain | Dorothy Jean O'Donnell | 128 | 0.16% | ||||
| Vancouver-Little Mountain | Allan H. Bezanson | 111 | 0.14% | ||||
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Allen Soroka | 120 | 0.14% | ||||
| Vancouver South | Charles Boylan | 513 | 0.66% | ||||
| Vancouver South | Harbhajan Cheema | 355 | 0.46% | ||||
| 2001 | 11 | 720 | 0.05% | ||||
| Abbotsford-Mount Lehman | David MacKay | 46 | 0.25% | ||||
| Cariboo North | Al Charlebois | 24 | 0.15% | ||||
| Cariboo South | Bruce Broomfield | 83 | 0.50% | ||||
| Richmond-Steveston | Edith Petersen | 21 | 0.10% | ||||
| Vancouver-Burrard | Joseph Theriault | 40 | 0.17% | ||||
| Vancouver-Fairview | Brian Sproule | 76 | 0.33% | ||||
| Vancouver-Hastings | Charles Boylan | 119 | 0.63% | ||||
| Vancouver-Kingsway | Donna Petersen | 81 | 0.49% | ||||
| Vancouver-Langara | Michael Hill | 51 | 0.29% | ||||
| Vancouver-Point Grey | Anne Jamiesonx | 43 | 0.18% | ||||
| Yale-Lillooet | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 136 | 0.84% | ||||
| 2005 | 5 | 383 | 0.02% | ||||
| Bulkley Valley-Stikine | Frank Martin | 41 | 0.32% | ||||
| Comox Valley | Barbara Biley | 49 | 0.17% | ||||
| Vancouver-Kensington | Charles Boylan | 99 | 0.47% | ||||
| Vancouver-Kingsway | Donna Petersen | 77 | 0.39% | ||||
| Yale-Lillooet | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 115 | 0.66% | ||||
| 2009 | 4 | 401 | 0.02% | ||||
| Chilliwack-Hope | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | ||||||
| Comox Valley | Barbara Biley | 120 | 0.41% | ||||
| Vancouver-Hastings | Donna Petersen | 75 | 0.38% | ||||
| Vancouver-Kingsway | Charles Boylan | 112 | 0.67% |
Source:
| Annual financial report | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Income | Expenses | Assets | Reference | |
| 2000 | $0 | $20 | $0 | [2] | |
| 2001 | $1,303 | $1,286 | $17 | [3] | |
| 2002 | $90 | $90 | $17 | [4] | |
| 2003 | $94 | $111 | $0 | [5] | |
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [6] | |
| 2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [7] | |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [8] | |
| 2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [9] | |
| 2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [10] | |
| 2009 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [11] | |
| 2010 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [12] | |
| Election expenses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Income | Expenses | Surplus/Deficit | Reference | |
| 2001 | $375 | $357 | $18 | [13] | |
| 2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [14] | |
| 2009 | $0 | $0 | $0 | [15] | |