Christian Heritage Party of Canada
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The Christian Heritage Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada.
This christian democratic/social conservative party held its founding convention in Hamilton, Ontario in November 1987, where Ed Vanwoudenberg was elected its first leader. Ron Gray has been the party's leader since 1995.
The party nominated candidates for the first time in the 1988 federal election, and ran numerous candidates in the 1993 and 1997 elections. It was unable to field 50 candidates in the 2000 election and was consequently deregistered by Elections Canada, the government elections agency. The party was re-registered in time for the 2004 election.
Many of its founders had been members of Social Credit. The party's explicit goal is to "apply proven Judeo-Christian principles of justice and compassion to Canada's contemporary public policy needs".¹ The party claims that it seeks to represent all Christians in Canada, but that they acknowledge many Christians are members of other parties, and they specifically deny any interest in converting Canadians to Christianity. They claim to be Canada's only pro-life federal political party, and emphasize that Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms acknowledges "God" (in their interpretation meaning the Judeo-Christian God) in its preamble. Other policies include staunch opposition to same sex marriage and a subsidy for parents raising children, to encourage women to stay at home rather than working. The party is similar to the US Constitution Party.
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Electoral activity
| Election | # of candidates | # of votes | % of popular vote | % of popular vote CHP ridings |
| 1988 | 63 | 102,533 | 0.78% | 3.56% |
| 1993 | 58 | 30,455 | 0.22% | 1.09% |
| 1997 | 53 | 29,085 | 0.22% | 1.26% |
| 2000 | 46* | 10,110* | 0.08* | 0.51%* |
| 2004 | 62 | 40,283 | 0.30% | 1.52% |
- The party did not have official status for the 2000 election, but 46 candidates were nominated, listed on the ballot without any affiliation information. These figures represent the 46 "non-affiliated" candidates known to be nominees of the CHP.
National leaders
- Ron Gray, national leader
- David Reimer, interim deputy leader
National executive committee
- President - Tom Kroesbergen
- Vice President - Bill Boesterd
- National Secretary - Margaret Purcell
- Interim National Treasurer - Louis (Luke) Kwantes
- Prayer, Ethics, Personnel Director - Pastor Eric Pennings
Provincial presidents
- British Columbia, Ed Vanwoudenberg
- Alberta, Sya Strydhorst
- Saskatchewan, Vacant
- Manitoba, Rob Scott
- Ontario, Peter J. Ellis
- Québec, Laurent Filion
- Nova Scotia, Vacant
- Prince Edward Island, Mary Baglole
- New Brunswick, Vacant
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Vacant
- Yukon, Vacant (Geoff Capp acting representative to BC council)
- Nunavut, Vacant
Party Leaders
- Ed Vanwoudenberg (November 1987-1991)
- Charles Cavilla (1991-1993)
- Heather Stilwell (1993-1994) (interim)
- Jean Blaquiére (1994-1995)
- Ron Gray (1995-)
References
¹ "About the CHP" from their Web site (http://www.chp.ca/aboutTheCHP/) ² CHP FAQ (http://freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/chp/faq.html)
External links
- The Christian Heritage Party's official site (http://www.chp.ca/)
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