Wilf Hanni
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Wilf Hanni (born February 19, 1948) is a politician and oil industry consultant in
On September 24, 2005, following a non-confidence vote in leader Barry Chilton, Hanni was appointed Interim Leader of the BC Conservative Party. On March 18, 2006 in Kamloops, Hanni was chosen as Leader of the party. His resignation as leader was announced by the party on June 30, 2009.[1] Hanni is a resident of Cranbrook.
Reform Party of BC
The
At the Reform Party's August 30, 1997 leadership convention in Surrey, Hanni was elected leader over John Motiuk and Adrian Wade. A victory in the September 15, 1997 Surrey-White Rock by-election by the
Following nine months with Hanni as Leader, Hanni lost a vote of confidence at the party's annual convention, and was forced to resign. The party drafted former British Columbia Social Credit Party leader and BC premier, Bill Vander Zalm to take over. Vander Zalm was unable to halt the slide, and the Reform party now exists largely in name only.
British Columbia Party
The British Columbia Party is a minor right-wing party that named Hanni as leader.
British Columbia Conservative Party
On September 24, 2005, following a non-confidence vote in leader
He ran in the October 29, 2008 Vancouver-Fairview by-election, receiving 483 votes (4.11% of total ballots cast in the riding).
Under his leadership, the BC Conservatives nominated 24 candidates in the 2009 election. The party won 2.1% of the vote across the province, and over 10% of the vote in several ridings. He resigned as leader in June 2009 along with eight members of the party's board of directors, saying that he "spent much of the last four years fighting a long and protracted battle with a group of dissidents."[2]
BC Heritage Party/Christian Heritage Party
In September 2010 Hanni launched a new political party called the British Columbia Heritage Party. The new party advocated creating a provincial constitution, replacing the existing
In March 2012, the Christian Heritage Party of Canada agreed to accept the BC Heritage Party as a provincial wing of the party, and the BC party was renamed the Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia.[5]
References
- ^ BC Conservative Party news release June 30, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vancouver Sun, "B.C. Conservative leader leaves over party infighting", July 2, 2009
- ^ Warner, Gerry (September 27, 2010). "Hanni's back, as BC Heritage Party chief". Daily Townsman. Cranbrook, British Columbia. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Warner, Gerry (December 29, 2010). "B.C. needs its own constitution, Hanni says". Daily Townsman. Cranbrook, British Columbia. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "BC Heritage Party website, accessed March 23, 2012". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.