Centrist Party of Canada

Centrist Party of Canada
LeaderA.Q. Rana
PresidentKelly Walters[1]
FounderA.Q. Rana
Founded2020
RegisteredAugust 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)
Headquarters11-2680 Lawrence Avenue East Toronto, ON M1P 4Y4
IdeologyCentrism
Political positionCentre
Colours  Red
Website
centristcanada.ca

The Centrist Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada.

History

The party was founded in 2020 by neurologist Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rana.[2] It was registered with Elections Canada on August 25, 2021, shortly before the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3]

The party contested four seats in the 2021 election. Three candidates were in Toronto (Scarborough-Guildwood, Scarborough North, and Don Valley West), and one was in Calgary Skyview.[4]

The party also had a candidate in the 2023 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount federal by-election, earning 2.35% of the vote.[5]

Party platform

In the 2021 election, the party advocated for government transparency, deployment of LNG in British Columbia, and increasing the age limit for the recreational use of marijuana.[2]

Election results

Election # of candidates # of votes % of popular vote % in contested ridings
2021 4 648 0.0% 0.4%

References

  1. ^ "Our Team". Centrist Party of Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Ferguson, Dan (August 26, 2021). "Canadidate for newly-formed Centrist party running in Cloverdale – Langley City". Langley Advance Times. Black Press Media. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Validated Election Results for the June 19, 2023 By-elections". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.