Pauper Party of Ontario
Pauper Party of Ontario | |
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Former provincial party | |
Brantford, Ontario N3T 3G7 | |
Ideology | |
Political position | Big tent |
Colours | Canary Yellow |
Seats in Legislature | 0 / 107
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Website | |
johnturmel | |
The Pauper Party of Ontario (
History
Turmel founded the party in 2011, opting to run in Ontario's provincial election that year under the slogan "we want no cops in gambling, sex or drugs or rock and roll, we want no usury on loans, pay cash or time, no dole".[4] During the campaign, Turmel characterized the policies of the party as "social credit libertarian".[5] Turmel's economic policies focused on what he called the "Argentine solution", based on the policies of the de la Rúa administration in Argentina, which involved the issuing of government bonds to civil employees.[6]
In the 2011 election, Turmel stood in the constituency of
Following the 2011 vote, Turmel stood in by-elections in Kitchener–Waterloo, in 2012, Ottawa South in 2013, and Thornhill in 2014.[7]
In the
Following the 2014 election, Turmel again stood in three provincial by-elections, including contests in Simcoe North and Sudbury in 2015, and Ottawa-Vanier in 2016.[8][9][10]
In both the Simcoe North and Ottawa-Vanier by-elections, Turmel was removed from all-candidates debates by local authorities after seizing the podium and disrupting proceedings.[11][12][13]
The party's platform was to legalize gambling, legalize marijuana and institute monetary reform and bartering in the form of the
The party de-registered before the 2022 election.[15]
Election results
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall total |
No. of candidates run |
No. of seats won |
+/− | Government |
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2018 | 111 | nil | 2 | 0 / 124
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2014 | 194 | nil | 3 | 0 / 107
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |
2011 | 140 | nil | 2 | 0 / 107
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New Party | Extra-parliamentary |
References
- ^ "Registered Political Parties". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Turmel, John. "Pauper Party of Ontario", Accessed March 16, 2018". Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ Greg Essensa. "Elections Ontario Annual Report 2011/12" (PDF). elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 1, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Perkel, Colin (October 6, 2011). "Fringe parties add spice, smiles to Ontario election despite no hope of sea". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Turmel: Pauper Party of Ontario 1st General Meeting". Yahoo! Groups. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017.
- ^ Waterloo Region Record, "John Turmel calls for 'Argentine solution'", Waterloo Region Record, August 31, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – 2012–2014 By-elections" (PDF). Elections Ontario. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Election Ontario Simcoe-North Unofficial Results" (PDF). Elections Ontario.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Ontario Sudbury Unofficial Results" (PDF). Elections Ontario.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Ontario Sudbury Unofficial Results". Elections Ontario.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dawson, Dave (August 28, 2015). "Democracy's sideshow". orilliapacket.com. Orillia Packet & Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- Metroland Media. Archived from the originalon August 30, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Police escort 2 uninvited candidates out of Ottawa-Vanier byelection debate". CBC News. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017.
- ^ "John Turmel – Pauper Party of Ontario". CTV News. August 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Resourcefulness & Resiliency: 2022 Post-Event Report" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 23 July 2023.