Vancouver Island Party | |
Subheader: | Former provincial party |
Leader: | Robin Richardson (2016–2019) |
Headquarters: | PO BOX 36064, Unit 209 Victoria, British Columbia V9A 1J5 |
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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 Vancouver Island Party (VIP) was a political party in British Columbia, Canada. Robin Richardson, a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1979–1980), led the party until November 2019.[1] The party proposed that Vancouver Island secede from British Columbia and become Canada's 11th province.
On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.[2]
The party intended to have candidates in each of the 14 ridings on Vancouver Island for the provincial election on May 9, 2017,[3] but only fielded four, all in the Greater Victoria area. None of its candidates were elected.[4]
It did not run any candidates in the 2020 British Columbia general election, but remained registered as a political party as of November 2020.[5]
On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.[6]