The Peoples Political Party

Provincial political party in Ontario

For the unaffiliated federal political party, see People's Party of Canada.

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The Peoples Political Party

Leader| Troy Young
President| Kevin Clarke
Deputy Leader| Karen Lee Wilde
Founder| Kevin Clarke
Founded| September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Dissolved| 2023
Headquarters| 907-4301 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, Ontario, M1E 2N1
Colours|  Dark cyan
Seats in Legislature|

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Website
www.thepeopleofontario.ca

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The Peoples Political Party, abbreviated as The People, was a minor political party in the Canadian province of Ontario founded in 2011 by perennial candidate Kevin Clarke. It was deregistered in early 2023.[1][2]

## Platform

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> Third election in one year, and until now, what [sic] heard from the politicians amount [sic] to just political bullshit. This time, "the people" have a voice.

— Kevin Clarke, Peoples Political Party Website

The party accuses the three major parties of having economic policies that benefit themselves and an elite minority rather than the province as a whole. The main goal of the party is to ensure that "the day to day needs of all in this city and province" are accommodated.[3] The party suggests that it "will focus on the service of government with people-oriented processes, supporting the needs of humanity",[4] and it supports youth initiatives and employment in addition to increased investment in culture, including the arts, sports, and tourism.[3]

## Name dispute with the People's Party of Canada

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In 2021, there were attempts by the federal People's Party of Canada (PPC) to register the name "People's Party of Ontario" with Elections Ontario. The elections agency rejected the name five times due to its similarity to the existing Peoples Political Party. In March 2021, the PPC and Clarke discussed Clarke relinquishing his rights to the name in exchange for running under the PPC banner. The discussions, while initially productive, later broke down after Clarke posted about the matter on social media and added other people to his email conversations with the PPC, with the PPC asking for the posts to be deleted; Clarke questioned the motives of the PPC, saying "Hold it, you're supposed to be the People’s Party, and you want to keep things away from the people?" in an interview with the Toronto Star.[5]

## Election results

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The party failed to win any seats in the 2022 Ontario general election.

Election results by year  Election  | Leader  | Seats contested  | Seats won  | +/-  | Votes  | %  | Rank  | Status/Gov.

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2011 | Kevin Clarke |

4 / 107

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|  | 386  | <0.01%  |  15th  | Extra-parliamentary
2014 |

5 / 107

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|  |  894  |  0.02%  |  12th  | Extra-parliamentary
2018 |

6 / 124

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|  |  628  |  0.01%  |  19th  | Extra-parliamentary

In the 2011 Ontario general election, the Peoples Political Party nominated four candidates for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:[4]

2011 Ontario general election  Riding  | Candidate's Name  | Notes  | Votes  | %  | Rank

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Toronto Centre | Phil Sarazen  |  | 29 | 0.06% | 10/10
Niagara West—Glanbrook | Marty Poos  |  | 158 | 0.32% | 7/9
Parkdale—High Park | Thomas Zaugg  |  | 55 | 0.14% | 9/10
Toronto—Danforth | Kevin Clarke | Party Leader | 143 | 0.38% | 6/9

The party nominated candidates in the 6 September 2012 by-elections in Vaughan and Kitchener—Waterloo for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

2012 Ontario by-elections  Riding  | Candidate's name  | Notes  | Votes  | %  | Rank

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Vaughan | Phil Sarazen  |  | 77 | 0.24 | 9/9
Kitchener—Waterloo | Kevin Clarke |  | 48 | 0.1 | 9/10

The party nominated candidates in the 13 February 2014 by-elections in Niagara Falls and Thornhill for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[6]

2014 Ontario by-elections  Riding  | Candidate's name  | Notes  | Votes  | %  | Rank

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Niagara Falls | Troy Young  |  | 107 | 0.29 | 7/8
Thornhill | Kevin Clarke |  | 144 | 0.52 | 7/8

The Peoples Political Party nominated several candidates in the 2018 Ontario general election for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

2018 Ontario general election  Riding  | Candidate's name  | Notes  | Votes  | %  | Rank

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Scarborough—Guildwood | Heather Dunbar  |  | 150 | 0.42 | 8/9
Beaches—East York | Tony Chipman  |  | 58 | 0.12 | 11/11
Davenport | Troy J. Young  |  | 96 | 0.21 | 8/9
Niagara Centre | Dario Smagata-Bryan  |  | 133 | 0.27 | 8/8
Scarborough—Agincourt | Badih (Bill) Rawdah  |  | 92 | 0.25 | 9/9
Toronto Centre | Kevin Clarke  |  | 97 | 0.22 | 9/10

## References

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1. ^ "Registered Political Parties". Internet Archive - Elections Ontario. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
2. ^ "Registered Political Parties". finances.elections.on.ca. Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
3. ^ a b "Peoples Political Party" (PDF). Theatre Ontario. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2018.
4. ^ a b "People's Political Party". Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
5. ^ Lou, Ethan (2022-01-13). "Emails reveal why Maxime Bernier's People's Party can't use its name in Ontario's next election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
6. ^ Niagara Falls and Thornhill (Ontario) provincial by-elections, 2014, http://welections.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/niagara-falls-and-thornhill-ontario-provincial-by-elections-2014/

## External links

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* "Previous Website". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.

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