Vancouver Island Party

Political party in Canada

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Provincial elections

The party intended to have candidates in each of the 14 ridings on Vancouver Island for the provincial election on May 9, 2017,^[4] but only fielded four, all in the Greater Victoria area. None of its candidates were elected.^[5]

It did not run any candidates in the 2020 British Columbia general election, but remained registered as a political party as of November 2020.^[6]

On December 31, 2020, the Vancouver Island Party was de-registered with Elections BC.^[7]

References

^ "Vision & Mission". vanisleparty.com. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
^ "Dr. Robin Richardson Ph.D. has resigned as Leader of the Vancouver Island Party". Vancouver Island Party. November 15, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
^ Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
^ Zussman, Richard (June 22, 2016). "New political party pushing for province of Vancouver Island". Retrieved June 23, 2016.
^ "BC Liberals cut to minority with Greens holding balance of power", The Globe and Mail, 10 May 2017
^ Elections BC List of Current Registered Political Parties, accessed November 16, 2020.
^ Richardson, Robin (December 23, 2020). "Vancouver Island Party will be deregistered with Elections BC". The Vancouver Island Party. Retrieved July 30, 2021.