Newfoundland and Labrador First Party
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The Newfoundland and Labrador First Party was a Canadian
political party
registered at both the federal
and provincial
levels of government in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
.
|PC
|Felix Collins
|align="right"|2,247
|align="right"|46.3
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|Independent
|Nick Careen
|align="right"|1,641
|align="right"|33.8
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|Liberal
|Kevin Power
|align="right"|931
|align="right"|19.2
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|NL First
|Tom Hickey
|align="right"|31
|align="right"|0.6
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,850
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electoral district where the party's president Tom Hickey won 31 of 4,862 votes. After the provincial election, the party dissolved itself at the provincial level to focus on the federal platform which it felt was the most productive arena in which to advocate for fairness and equality for the province within Canada
The federal party, also led by Hickey, became eligible for registration by Elections Canada
on November 15, 2007. It gained registered status in September 2008 as it entered three candidates in the 2008 federal election, where it attained 1.75% of the votes in those three districts.
Following the 2008 federal campaign, Tom Hickey stepped down as party leader and was replaced by Wayne Bennett, the candidate who captured the party's largest percentage of public support in the preceding election, 3.7%.
Wayne Bennett contested the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
in the 2011 federal election, as an Independent. He received 332 votes, 1.106 percent of the votes in the riding.
The party aims to:
Canada
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political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
registered at both the federal
Politics of Canada
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and provincial
Politics of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is governed by a unicameral legislature, the House of Assembly, which operates under the Westminster model of government. The executive function of government is formed by the Lieutenant Governor , the premier and his or her cabinet...
levels of government in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
.
Election results
| Election | # of candidates | # of votes | % of popular vote | % in ridings contested | # of seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
3 | 1801 | 0.01% | 1.75% | 0 |
Federal results
Provincial results
|-|PC
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...
|Felix Collins
Felix Collins
Felix Collins MHA, is a Canadian educator, lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He currently serves as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the cabinet of Kathy Dunderdale....
|align="right"|2,247
|align="right"|46.3
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|Nick Careen
Nick Careen
Nick Careen is a Newfoundland and Labrador politician. He was elected to Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial House of Assembly in the 1993 Newfoundland general election as a Progressive Conservative. He represented Placentia District from 1993 to 1996....
|align="right"|1,641
|align="right"|33.8
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|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in...
|Kevin Power
|align="right"|931
|align="right"|19.2
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|NL First
|Tom Hickey
|align="right"|31
|align="right"|0.6
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,850
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History
The provincial party was publicly launched on November 5, 2004 and officially registered in February 2006. It ran in its first election in a February 21, 2006 by-election in the Placentia and St. Mary'sPlacentia and St. Mary's
Placentia—St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district....
electoral district where the party's president Tom Hickey won 31 of 4,862 votes. After the provincial election, the party dissolved itself at the provincial level to focus on the federal platform which it felt was the most productive arena in which to advocate for fairness and equality for the province within Canada
The federal party, also led by Hickey, became eligible for registration by Elections Canada
Elections Canada
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on November 15, 2007. It gained registered status in September 2008 as it entered three candidates in the 2008 federal election, where it attained 1.75% of the votes in those three districts.
Following the 2008 federal campaign, Tom Hickey stepped down as party leader and was replaced by Wayne Bennett, the candidate who captured the party's largest percentage of public support in the preceding election, 3.7%.
Deregistration
The Party Executive was given official notification by registered letter to the Chief Agent of the party that as of January 31, 2011, the party would cease to exist and would be deregistered by Elections Canada. This deregistration was for failure to comply with the required submission of a minimum of 250 signed Declarations of Membership Forms in the allotted time period given.Wayne Bennett contested the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 3.4% Native Canadian...
in the 2011 federal election, as an Independent. He received 332 votes, 1.106 percent of the votes in the riding.
Party platform
The main goal of the party is to be an advocate for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador in the federal political lorum with only the issues of the people of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as its mandate.The party aims to:
- restore government services in rural communities
- Restore the promised levels of service through Marine Atlantic
- stop out migration
- support rural rights
- maintain Newfoundland and Labrador's way of life and culture
- restore traditional hunting and fishing rights
- secure joint federal-provincial management of the fishery
- extend the current 200 mile limit of exclusive economic interest in the ocean to 350 miles under Article 76 of the Law of the Sea
- develop a plan to rebuild the cod stocks
- develop integrated transportation and tourism initiatives
- develop the Lower Churchill in keeping with section 92 and 92 A of the Constitution Act, 1867/1982
- promote federal political reforms to increase equity among the provinces and territories
See also
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties