Party for People with Special Needs
The Party for People with Special Needs (French: Parti pour les gens qui ont des besoins spéciaux) is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada, founded in 2007 and having contested the 2007 provincial election.[1] The party ran two candidates, leader Danish Ahmed in Toronto Centre and John Rubino in Trinity—Spadina,[2] neither of whom won.
Party for People with Special Needs Parti pour les gens qui ont des besoins spéciaux | |
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Active provincial party | |
Founded | 2007 |
Ideology | Recognition of people with disabilities as people with special needs |
Seats in Legislature | 0 / 107
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Website | |
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PPSN was founded following a rule change regarding official party recognition; parties must now only field two candidates to be registered, as opposed to the previous requirement of running candidates in half of all electoral districts.[3] The party's mandate is to focus on the needs of people with disabilities.
Election results
Year of election | No. of candidates | No. of votes | % of vote in contested ridings | % of popular vote |
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2007 | 2 | 502 | 0.58% | 0.01% |
2011 | 4 | 667 | ? | 0.01% |
Notes
- "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". Elections Ontario. September 28, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- "Registered Candidate's Contact Information". Elections Ontario. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- "Interest in Ontario's vote on electoral reform picking up: officials". The Canadian Press. September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
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