People's Front (British Columbia)
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The People's Front was the British Columbian section of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist). The leader of the People's Front was Charles Boylan.
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People's Front | |
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Former provincial party | |
Leader | Charles Boylan |
Founded | November 22, 1980 (1980-11-22) |
Dissolved | May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) |
Headquarters | 26-3313 Dewdney Trunk Rd. Port Moody, British Columbia V3H 2E4 |
Ideology | |
National affiliation | Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) |
Colours | Red |
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In the 2001 British Columbia election, it nominated 11 candidates, received a total of 720 votes (0.34% of the vote in the ridings in which they ran, and 0.05% of the province-wide vote). The PF candidates ran last in all but one of 11 ridings, and no candidate won more than 1% of the popular vote.
The party nominated five candidates for the 2005 election. They won a total of 383 votes (0.02% of the province-wide vote).
After failing to run any candidates in the 2013 and 2017 general elections, the party was deregistered on May 31, 2017.[1]