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Record 1 2011-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

The Western Canada Party (WCP) is a Canadian political party that advocates the separation from Canada of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to form a new country. The WIP ran 52 candidates across western Canada in the federal election of 1988. All the candidates were soundly defeated with none garnering even 1% of the popular vote in any riding. The party also has or had provincial branches in each of the provinces. The federal wing of the Western Independence Party was dormant; they have not run any candidates in any federal elections since 1988. The party has been resurrected in April, 2005 at a founding convention in Strathmore, AB under the new name "Western Canada Party."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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