Animal Protection Party of Canada

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Animal Protection Party of Canada
Active federal party
LeaderLiz White
Deputy LeaderJordan Reichert[1]
Founded2005 as Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada
Merger of
    • Animals Alliance of Canada
    • Environment Voters
Headquarters101–221 Broadview Avenue
Animal rights
  • Environmentalism
    • ColoursForest Green
    Senate
    0 / 105
    House of Commons
    0 / 338
    Website
    animalprotectionparty.ca

    The Animal Protection Party of Canada (

    Liz White, a Toronto
    -based animal rights advocate.

    Influence of electoral law

    Federal laws restricting political advocacy by "third parties" (i.e., organizations not registered by Elections Canada as political parties) during election campaigns led to the formation of this party. Following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that allowed political parties to be registered by only running a single candidate, animal rights activists formed the party.[3] The AAEV party provides its members and candidates the opportunity to promote its views during election periods.[4]

    The party originally endorsed major-party candidates who promoted positions favourable to its own. In the 2006 general election, AAEV's free-time political ads endorsed the New Democratic Party, counterbalanced by the statement that voters could also vote for AAEV party leader Liz White in Toronto Centre.[5]

    Canadian electoral laws hinder misuse of this loophole by setting campaign spending limits for parties, proportional to the number of voters in the electoral districts where the party is running candidates. Because the AAEV was running only one candidate, it was permitted to spend $66,715.37, compared to the $18,225,260.74 limits granted to the major national parties.[6] In 2008, the party ran four candidates. In 2011, it ran 7 candidates with one candidate in the Western Arctic riding. In 2015, the party ran 8 candidates, with one in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2019, the party ran 15 candidates. The party now acts like a traditional political party and rarely endorses other parties or candidates.

    Candidates

    2008 candidates

    In the 2008 general election, the AAEVPC fielded four candidates, all in Ontario:

    1. Marie Crawford in Toronto–Danforth
    2. Karen Levenson in Guelph
    3. Simon Luisi in Davenport
    4. Liz White in Toronto Centre[7]

    2011 candidates

    Main article:
    Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada candidates, 2011 Canadian federal election

    In the 2011 general election, the AAEVPC fielded seven candidates: six in Ontario, one in the territories:

    1. Marie Crawford in Toronto—Danforth
    2. Bonnie Dawson in
      Western Arctic
    3. Karen Levenson in Guelph
    4. Simon Luisi in Davenport
    5. Yvonne Mackie in Newmarket—Aurora
    6. AnnaMaria Valastro in London North Centre
    7. Liz White in Thornhill

    2015 candidates

    In the 2015 general election, the AAEVPC fielded eight candidates:[8] seven in Ontario, one in British Columbia:

    1. Elizabeth Abbott in Toronto—Danforth
    2. Kyle Bowles in
      Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill
    3. Jody Di Bartolomeo in Niagara Centre
    4. Emma Hawley-Yan in Waterloo
    5. Simon Luisi in
      University-Rosedale
    6. Jordan Reichert in Victoria[9]
    7. Rudy Brunell Solomonivici in
      Eglinton-Lawrence
    8. Etobicoke-Lakeshore

    2019 candidates

    In the 2019 general election, the APPC fielded fifteen candidates: eight in Ontario, two in British Columbia, two in New Brunswick, one in Quebec, one in Nova Scotia, and one in Alberta.[10]

    1. University-Rosedale
    2. Shelby Bertrand in Ottawa Centre
    3. Natalie Spizziri in
      Mississauga-Streetsville
    4. Simon Luisi in Scarborough Southwest
    5. Ellen Pappenburg in Kitchener Centre
    6. Rob Lewen in Toronto Centre
    7. Elizabeth Abbott in Toronto—Danforth
    8. Chanel Lalonde in Sudbury (federal electoral district)
    9. Victoria de Martigny in Lac-Saint-Louis
    10. Brad MacDonald in
      Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe
    11. Lesley Thomas in Fredericton
    12. Bill Wilson in Halifax
    13. Eden Gould in Calgary Centre
    14. Jordan Reichert in Victoria
    15. Kira Cheeseborough in
      Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

    2021 candidates

    In the 2021 federal election, the APPC fielded ten candidates: six in Ontario, one in British Columbia, two in Quebec, and one in Manitoba.[11]

    1. Kimberly LaMontange in
      Laurier Saint-Marie
    2. Lucas Munger in Drummond
    3. Shelby Bertrand in Ottawa Centre
    4. Liz White in Toronto-Danforth
    5. Peter Stubbins in Toronto Centre
    6. Natalie Spizziri in Mississauga-Streetsville
    7. Karen Levenson in Guelph
    8. Ellen Papenburg in Kitchener Centre
    9. Debra Wall in Winnipeg Centre
    10. Jordan Reichert in Victoria

    Election results

    Election # of candidates # of votes % of popular vote % in contested ridings
    2006 1 72[12] 0.00% 0.12%
    2008 by-election
    		 1 123 0.00% 0.51%
    2008 4 527[13] 0.00% 0.28%
    2011 7 1,344[14] 0.01% 0.40%
    2015 8 1,761 0.01% 0.36%
    2019 17 4,407 0.02% 0.45%
    2021 10 2,546[15] 0.01% 0.48%

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Candidates".
    2. ^ Best, Stephen (November 24, 2016). "Why Animal Protection Party of Canada? Names matter". News. Animal Protection Party Of Canada. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
    3. ^ "About us". Animal Alliance Environmentalist Voters Party of Canada. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
    4. ^ "AAEV: About Us". Archived from the original on April 3, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2006.
    5. ^ "Political announcement (Windows Media Video)". Archived from the original on April 3, 2006. Retrieved January 23, 2006.
    6. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Announces Election Expenses Limits for Registered Political Parties
    7. ^ http://www.environmentvoters.org/National%20Post%20-%20Who%20are%20You%20Calling%20Fringe.pdf National Post profile, October 23, 2008
    8. ^ "Election 2015 Animal Alliance Environment Voters | Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
    9. ^ https://www.straight.com/news/517426/vegan-party-running-federal-election-candidate-bc Georgia Straight
    10. ^ "Candidates".
    11. ^ "Candidates". Animal Protection Party Of Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
    12. ^ http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2006/default.html Elections Canada 2006 Results
    13. ^ http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/default.html Elections Canada 2008 Results
    14. ^ http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada 2011 Results
    15. ^ https://www.elections.ca/enr/help/national_e.htm September 20, 2021 General Election National Results

    External links

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Animal_Protection_Party_of_Canada&oldid=1194687004"