Republican Party of Ontario
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The People First Republican Party of Ontario is a minor political party
Political party
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 in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
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, registered by Elections Ontario
Elections Ontario
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 in 2004 as the Republican Party of Ontario. It nominated two candidates in the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...

. The party was founded by Trueman Tuck, a former Freedom Party of Ontario
Freedom Party of Ontario
The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....

 candidate.

Party platform

The party is opposed to corporation
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s, describing itself as a grassroots
Grassroots democracy
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 organization that would grant small business
Small business
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es more authority. It describes itself as multifaith
Multifaith
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, and advocates for family values
Family values
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 and equality
Equality before the law
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.

Election results

Year of election # of candidates # of seats won # of votes % of popular vote
2007
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...

2 0 272 0.01%

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