Newfoundland and Labrador First Party
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Newfoundland and Labrador First Party
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| _subheader = Former federal party
| logo = NL First Logo.png
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2004|11|5}} (provincial)
{{start date and age|2007|11|15}} (federal)
| dissolution = {{end date and age|2011|1|31}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e#nlf |title=Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration |author=Elections Canada |access-date=April 22, 2011}}
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| headquarters = 10 Cole Place
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1A 5G6
| ideology = Newfoundland and Labrador regionalism
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| colours = Green, white, pink
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| colorcode = pink
| blank1_title = Fiscal policy
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| blank2_title = Social policy
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| seats1_title = Seats in the House of Commons
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| seats3_title = Seats in Legislature
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| country = Canada
| state = Canada
| parties_dab1 = List of federal political parties in Canada
| elections_dab1= List of Canadian federal general elections
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The Newfoundland and Labrador First Party was a Canadian political party registered at both the federal{{cite web|url= http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=par&lang=e&textonly=false#nlf|title= Elections Canada, Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration|date= June 13, 2022}} and provincial{{cite web|url= http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/elections/0221n10.htm|title= News Release from Chief Electoral Officer regarding Placentia-and-St-Mary by-election}} levels of government in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party advocated for Newfoundland and Labrador interests.
Election results
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! Election ! # of candidates ! # of votes ! % of popular vote ! % in ridings contested ! # of seats |
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| 2008 | 3 | 1801 | 0.01% | 1.68% | 0 |
=Federal results=
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!Riding !Province !Candidate !Votes !% !Placement |
| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
|Wayne Ronald Bennett | 967 | 3.7% | 4/4 |
| St. John's East
|Newfoundland and Labrador |Les Coultas | 347 | 0.84% | 6/6 |
| St. John's South—Mount Pearl
|Newfoundland and Labrador |Greg Byrne | 402 | 1.16% | 5/6 |
=Provincial results=
{{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, February 21, 2006/Placentia—St. Mary’s}}
History
The provincial party was publicly launched on November 5, 2004, and officially registered in February 2006. It ran in its first election in a February 21, 2006 by-election in the Placentia and St. Mary's electoral district where the party's president Tom Hickey won 31 of 4,862 votes. After the provincial election, the party dissolved itself at the provincial level to focus on the federal platform which it felt was the most productive arena in which to advocate for fairness and equality for the province within Canada.
The federal party, also led by Hickey, became eligible for registration by Elections Canada on November 15, 2007. It gained registered status in September 2008 as it entered three candidates in the 2008 federal election, where it attained 1.75% of the votes in those three districts.
Hickey was the founder of the First Party,Dave Bartlett, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161012021416/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Regional/2008-10-23/article-1471522/Wayne-Bennett-takes-over-as-NL-First-party-leader/1 Wayne Bennett takes over as NL First party leader], The Western Star (October 23, 2008). which was established as a party in November 2004.[http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Party.aspx?Item=ca58704d-d4d3-4ec5-8408-8a1a945ce757&Language=E Newfoundland and Labrador First Party], Library of Parliament (accessed June 2, 2016). Hickey (who ran unsuccessfully for the party in a Placentia—St. Mary's by-election held in 2006, winning only 31 votes{{cite web |url=http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2006/elections/0224n03.htm |title=Results of February 21 by election in Electoral District of Placentia & St. Mary's |publisher=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |date=February 24, 2006}}) led the party from 2004 until 2008, when he was succeeded as party leader by Wayne Bennett.
=Deregistration=
The Party Executive was given official notification by registered letter to the Chief Agent of the party that as of January 31, 2011, the party would cease to exist and would be deregistered by Elections Canada. This deregistration was for failure to comply with the required submission of a minimum of 250 signed Declarations of Membership Forms in the allotted time period given.{{cite news |url=http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-01-12/article-2109208/Newfoundland-First-party-facing-uncertain-future-after-losing-Elections-Canada-registration/1 |title=Newfoundland First party facing uncertain future after losing Elections Canada registration |work=The Western Star |date=January 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115070007/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-01-12/article-2109208/Newfoundland-First-party-facing-uncertain-future-after-losing-Elections-Canada-registration/1 |archive-date=15 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}[http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=med&document=jan1011&dir=pre&lang=e Deregistration of Newfoundland and Labrador First Party]
Wayne Bennett contested the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte in the 2011 federal election, as an Independent. He received 332 votes, 1.106% of the votes in the riding.{{cite web |url=http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-05-03/article-2472352/Byrne-baby-Byrne%3B-Liberal-incumbent-Gerry-Byrne-glides-to-seventh-straight-election-victory/1 |title=Byrne baby Byrne; Liberal incumbent Gerry Byrne glides to seventh straight election victory |work=The Western Star |date=May 3, 2011 |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504232055/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-05-03/article-2472352/Byrne-baby-Byrne%3B-Liberal-incumbent-Gerry-Byrne-glides-to-seventh-straight-election-victory/1 |archive-date=4 May 2011 |url-status=dead}} Bennett would also go on to unsuccessfully seek the leadership of both the provincial Progressive Conservative and New Democratic parties.{{cite web |url=http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-03-13/article-3647051/Wayne-Bennett-says-he%26rsquo%3Bs-ready-to-lead-Conservatives/1 |title=Wayne Bennett says he's ready to lead Conservatives |accessdate=March 14, 2014 |publisher=The Western Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314175954/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-03-13/article-3647051/Wayne-Bennett-says-he%26rsquo%3Bs-ready-to-lead-Conservatives/1 |archive-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Wayne Bennett's tweets about Muslims threaten leadership bid
|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wayne-bennett-s-tweets-about-muslims-threaten-leadership-bid-1.2591324|date=March 29, 2014|agency=CBC News}}{{cite news|title=Wayne Bennett bounced from PC leadership race|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wayne-bennett-bounced-from-pc-leadership-race-1.2596810|date= April 3, 2014|agency=CBC News}}{{cite news|title=Rejected by NDP, Howley mayor threatens legal action
|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wayne-ronald-bennett-ndp-membership-1.4561800|date=March 5, 2018|agency=CBC News}}
See also
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{{Canadian federal political parties}}
{{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial political parties}}
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Category:Federal political parties in Canada
Category:Political parties established in 2004