Robin Richardson
Canadian politician
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Robin Mark Richardson (born June 26, 1942) is a Canadian former politician who was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the riding of Beaches from 1979 to 1980. He was the founder and leader of the Vancouver Island Party.
Robin Richardson | |
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| Leader of the Vancouver Island Party | |
| In office June 16, 2016 – November 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | First leader |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Beaches | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Neil Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1942 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Profession | Economist |
Career
Richardson is an economist by profession and once worked with the Fraser Institute.[1] At one time, he was a minister for a Christian church in Esquimalt.[2]
Richardson represented Ontario's Beaches electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election.[3] After serving his only term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1980 federal election by Neil Young of the New Democratic Party.[4]
In September 2000, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Member of Parliament Keith Martin for the Canadian Alliance nomination in that riding. Richardson was particularly critical of Martin's pro-choice position on abortion, while Martin had finished in fourth place during the Canadian Alliance leadership campaign earlier that year.[2] Richardson managed Stockwell Day's successful leadership campaign within Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca.[5]
In June 2016, he founded the Vancouver Island Party with the goal of advocating Vancouver Island provincehood in the BC Legislative Assembly.[6] The party was disbanded in 2020.
Electoral record
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 12,840 | 34.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,322 | 33.1 | |||||
| Liberal | Brian Fullerton | 11,232 | 30.2 | |||||
| Libertarian | David Anderson | 388 | 1.0 | |||||
| Independent | Donald A. Daley | 129 | 0.3 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Judi Skuce | 111 | 0.3 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 91 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Jim McMillan | 69 | 0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,182 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[7] | ||||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Neil Young | 12,675 | 35.6 | |||||
| Liberal | Terry O'Reilly | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Richardson | 11,179 | 31.4 | |||||
| Libertarian | Dennis Corrigan | 272 | 0.8 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | David Reid | 214 | 0.6 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jim McKibbin | 60 | 0.2 | |||||
| Independent | Vince Corriero | 45 | 0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Parliament of Canada:[7] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, January 30, 2019: Nanaimo | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 12,114 | 49.92 | +3.38 | $50,194 | |||
| Liberal | Tony Harris | 9,691 | 39.93 | +7.39 | $57,212 | |||
| Green | Michele Ney | 1,783 | 7.35 | −12.56 | $41,039 | |||
| Conservative | Justin Greenwood | 491 | 2.02 | – | $1,432 | |||
| Vancouver Island Party | Robin Mark Richardson | 112 | 0.46 | – | $4,208 | |||
| Libertarian | Bill Walker | 76 | 0.32 | −0.69 | $246 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,267 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.14 | −0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,300 | 52.59 | −8.68 | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,210 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −2.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||