United Party of Canada

United Party of Canada
Parti Uni du Canada
Active federal party
Leader Bob Kesic
President Bob Cameron
Founded November 2009 (2009-11)
Headquarters Keswick, Ontario
Ideology Centrist
Colours Red, blue
Seats in the House of Commons
0 / 308
Seats in the Senate
0 / 105
Website
unitedpartyofcanada.com

The United Party of Canada is a federally registered political party in Canada founded in November 2009. Its key principles are fiscal responsibility, social progressivism, and environmental sustainability. The party was formed by former members of various other political parties.

Policies

The three key principles as stated above are divided further into six unifying themes that represent the party core platform that includes:

Ideology

The party describes itself on its website as centrist without any direct specific ideological affiliation other than occupying the centre of the political spectrum.

Election results

Results by election
Election Candidates # of votes % vote % vote in contested ridings
2011 general election 3 293 0.02 0.17
2015 general election 1 57 0.00 0.01 [2]
Results by riding
Election Riding
Candidate's Name Gender Votes % Rank
2010 by-election Vaughan Brian Jedan Male 55 0.14 8/8
2011 general election Ajax--Pickering Bob Kesic Male 71 0.13 5/5
2011 general election London West Rod Morley Male 65 0.10 5/5
2011 general election York--Simcoe Paul Pisani Male 157 0.30 6/6
2015 general election Ajax Bob Kesic Male 57 0.01 5/5 [3]

Leaders

United Party (1983)

An earlier party of the same name (no relation to this party) was established by perennial candidate Anne McBride in 1983. It is unknown if it ever nominated a candidate in an election.

See also

References

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