The Equal Parenting Party was a minor father's rights political party in Ontario, Canada, founded in 2014.[1] The party was described by leader Dennis Valenta as a single-issue party[2] and focused on combating perceived inequality in Ontario family law against fathers in divorce proceedings, especially regarding custody and access to children.[3][4]
Equal Parenting Party | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial party | |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 1826 Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 |
| Ideology | Father's rights |
| Colours | Purple |
| Website | |
| equalparentingpartyofontario | |
EPP nominated two candidates in the 2014 provincial election, Valenta ran in the riding of Huron—Bruce and Dolly Catena ran in the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville.[5] Neither candidate gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received 0.01% of the popular vote. The party was deregistered in 2018 and did not contest the 2018 provincial election.
Election results
edit| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall total |
# of candidates run |
# of seats won |
+/− | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 359 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 / 107
|
New Party | Extra-parliamentary |
Notes
edit- ^ "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". Elections Ontario. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ Montgomery, Bob (May 30, 2014). "Huron Bruce Candidates Debate In Holmesville". Blackburn News. Blackburn Radio Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Party Issues". Equal Parenting Party. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Equal Parenting Party looks to make political splash". CTV News London. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Chin, Joseph (June 13, 2014). "Damerla romps in Mississauga East-Cooksville". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 1, 2018)
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