The First Peoples National Party of Canada (FPNPC) is a registered federal

Federation

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 political party

Political party

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 in Canada

Canada

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. It intends to advance the issues of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Aboriginal peoples in Canada

Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....

 by nominating candidates for election in electoral districts

Electoral district (Canada)

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 with large Aboriginal populations.

The FPNPC held its first organizational meeting in October 2004 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The similarly minded Aboriginal Peoples Party of Canada

Aboriginal Peoples Party of Canada

The Aboriginal Peoples Party of Canada is a Canadian political party that was founded in 2005. Originally conceived by University of Lethbridge student Myron Wolf Child, the party held its founding meeting on August 21, 2005, in St. Albert, Alberta. The APP was headed by interim leader Bill...

 began organizing independently in the summer of 2005. Although the parties contrasted somewhat in their desire to work closely with or at arm's-length from national aboriginal organizations such as the Assembly of First Nations

Assembly of First Nations

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, it is believed that the two parties have merged their applications for registration to facilitate gaining Elections Canada

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 recognition. One of the conditions of that agreement was a national convention in which the party's name would be put to the membership for a vote.

The party nominated five candidates in Alberta

Alberta

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

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 and Ontario

Ontario

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 in the 2006 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2006

The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...

.

Barbara Wardlaw

Barbara Wardlaw

Barbara Wardlaw was the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada. She was succeeded as interim leader by Will Morin. She helped form the party in 2005. She led the party into the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election election, but never ran for the party as a...

 of Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...

, Ontario

Ontario

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 served as the party's interim leader, but was succeeded by Will Morin

Will Morin

Will Morin is a Canadian politician, currently the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada.Morin was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. He was a medical assistant in the Canadian Forces during the 1991 Gulf War...

, who also serves as leader on an interim basis. Morin was the party's only candidate in the 2011 election, receiving 0.50 percent of the votes in the riding of Sudbury

Sudbury (electoral district)

Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....

.

Election results

Election	Candidate	Riding	# of votes	% of popular vote
2006 Canadian federal election, 2006 The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...	Doug Dokis	Calgary Centre-North Calgary Centre-North Calgary Centre-North is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	206
	Guy Dumas	Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie (electoral district) Sault Ste. Marie is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.In 2004, due to population changes in boundary distribution, the riding expanded significantly to include a significant portion of the Algoma District, from...	225
	John Malcolm	Fort McMurray—Athabasca Fort McMurray—Athabasca Fort McMurray—Athabasca is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...	337
	Will Morin Will Morin Will Morin is a Canadian politician, currently the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada.Morin was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. He was a medical assistant in the Canadian Forces during the 1991 Gulf War...	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...	338
	Don Roberts	Cariboo—Prince George Cariboo—Prince George Cariboo—Prince George is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Geography:...	95
2008 Canadian federal election, 2008 The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...	Rob Ballantyne	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:...	282
	John Malcolm	Fort McMurray—Athabasca Fort McMurray—Athabasca Fort McMurray—Athabasca is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...	244
	Will Morin Will Morin Will Morin is a Canadian politician, currently the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada.Morin was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. He was a medical assistant in the Canadian Forces during the 1991 Gulf War...	Sudbury Sudbury (electoral district) Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....	415
	Lyle Morrisseau	Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997...	212
	Noeline Villebrun	Western Arctic Western Arctic Western Arctic is a federal electoral district and senate division in Northwest Territories, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979....	252
2011	Will Morin Will Morin Will Morin is a Canadian politician, currently the interim leader of the First Peoples National Party of Canada.Morin was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a member of the Michipicoten First Nation. He was a medical assistant in the Canadian Forces during the 1991 Gulf War...	Sudbury Sudbury (electoral district) Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....	229	0.50