The Bloc British Columbia Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada, that was formed in 2004 to contest both provincial and federal elections on a platform of independence for British Columbia. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water 19,549 km² (2. ...
Its leader is Paddy Roberts. Paddy (or Patrick) Roberts (born ca. ...
In the 2005 BC provincial election, the party nominated three candidates, who won a total of 276 votes (0.02% of the provincial total): The 38th British Columbia general election will be held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. ...
Brian Taylor won 174 votes (0.83% of the total) in Nelson-Creston,
A.J. van Leur won 54 votes (0.25%) in West Kootenay-Boundary, and
Paddy Roberts won 48 votes (0.21%) in Shuswap.
British Columbia has two other minor parties that promote independence (the Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia) or autonomy (the Western Refederation Party of British Columbia) for the province. The Western Canada Concept Party of BC was a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Western Refederation Party of British Columbia (RefedBC) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...
BritishColumbia has Canada's least restrictive elections laws with regard to political party registration, and consequently there are currently nearly 50 parties registered with Elections BC, by far the most of any jurisdiction in the country.
One member elected as a Liberal left the party to sit as a member of Democratic Reform BritishColumbia; one member elected as a Liberal left to sit as an independent; the party lost one by-election to the opposition New Democratic Party; and two former Liberal seats were vacant when the election was called.
Democratic Reform BritishColumbia is a new party created in early 2005 by the merger of the BritishColumbia Democratic Coalition—a coalition of minor centrist parties— with the All Nations Party of BritishColumbia and key elements of the Reform BC.
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