neorhino.ca
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| Active Federal Party | |
| Founded | May 21, 2006 |
| Leader | Richelle Cloutier |
| President | François Gourd |
| Headquarters | 2–4534, de l’Hôtel-de-Ville Avenue Montréal, Quebec H2T 2B1 |
| Political ideology | Satirical, Joke political party |
| International alignment | None |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Website | http://www.neorhino.ca/ |
neorhino.ca is a Canadian federal joke political party. Created in Montreal on May 21, 2006 and recognized by Elections Canada as being eligible for registration on August 16, 2007, and an official political party on August 23, 2007. It is the successor to the Rhinoceros Party of Canada.
The party was founded by François "Yo" Gourd, who was involved with the former Rhinoceros Party. He stated he named the new party for the Rhinoceros Party and for Neo, the Matrix character. The party is currently led by Richelle Cloutier.
It promises, like its predecessor, not to keep any of its promises if elected. Among its early platform planks was to "take away soldiers' weapons, replace them with paintball guns, and repaint Havana." The party has also proposed a mandatory national gas barbecue registry and a guaranteed weekly orgasm.
[edit] Electoral record
Neorhino.ca contested its first elections in the Outremont and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot by-elections that were held on September 17, 2007.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Placement | District | Date |
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| François Gourd | 145 | 0.61 | 6/12 | Outremont | September 17, 2007 |
| Christian Willie Vanasse | 384 | 1.2 | 6/7 | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | September 17, 2007 |
| John Turner | 111 | 0.39 | 5/6 | Vancouver Quadra | March 17, 2008 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Elections Canada List of Political Parties
- neorhino.ca homepage
- "Le Néo Rhino est né..." (La Presse)
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