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Freedom Party of British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Former provincial party | |
| Leader | Vacant |
| President | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | 34850 Clayburn Road Abbotsford, British Columbia V2S 7Y9 |
| Ideology | Social conservatism Laissez-faire capitalism |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Freedom Party of British Columbia was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies were based on fundamentalist Christian values.
The party was founded in April 2001 and it nominated two candidates in the 2001 British Columbia election: Kenneth Montgomery Keillor placed last in a field of four candidates in the riding of Abbotsford-Clayburn, winning 217 votes (1.25% of the total), and Robert Wayne McCulloch placed last in a field of six candidates in the riding of Abbotsford-Mt. Lehman, winning 23 votes (0.12% of the total).
It nominated two candidates in the 2005 election: Kenneth Montgomery Keillor placed fourth in a field of five candidates in Abbotsford-Clayburn, winning 192 votes (1.08%), and Jeremy Harold Sandwith Smyth placed last in a field of six candidates in Cowichan-Ladysmith, winning 79 votes (0.30%).
The party was de-registered by Elections BC in February 2009.
A new party of the same name was created in January 2023.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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