The British Columbia Democratic Alliance was a political party at the provincial level in the Province of British Columbia , Canada.
7-541: It was founded in June 2004 by "individuals who are progressive in their policies, democratic in their principles, and represent an alliance of interests reflecting the future of British Columbia as a strong and equal partner in a united Canada." Its founders, former supporters of the Progressive Democratic Alliance , had hoped to resuscitate the old party which had been moribund since Gordon Wilson 's defection to
14-498: A total of 90,797 votes, or 5.74% of the popular vote. The PDA was disbanded by Wilson in 1999 when he joined the ruling New Democratic Party of British Columbia to become a member of Cabinet. He later ran for the provincial NDP leadership, but lost to Ujjal Dosanjh . He lost his legislative seat in the 2001 provincial election. In 2004, former party activists attempted to resuscitate the PDA. Finding financial obstacles, they instead formed
21-787: The NDP. For financial reasons (the PDA reportedly had $ 60,000 in bad debts), they instead chose to create a new entity. The BCDA believed: In autumn 2004, the party formed the British Columbia Democratic Coalition with three other small parties: the British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement , the Citizens Action Party , and Link BC . On January 15, 2005, the British Columbia Democratic Coalition participated in
28-531: The founding convention of Democratic Reform British Columbia (DRBC) in which it merged with the Reform Party of British Columbia and All Nations Party of British Columbia . The DRBC calls itself a "socially progressive, fiscally conservative" centrist political party. This article about a Canadian political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Progressive Democratic Alliance The Progressive Democratic Alliance ( PDA )
35-524: The potential for a serious conflict of interest . After losing the leadership challenge to Gordon Campbell , who in turn led the party to victory in the 2001 provincial election , Wilson and Tyabji left the party to establish the Progressive Democratic Alliance on December 5, 1993. In the subsequent June 26, 1996 general election , Wilson retained his seat, while all 65 other PDA candidates, including Tyabji, were defeated. The party won
42-603: Was a centrist political party in British Columbia , Canada founded by Gordon Wilson , Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Powell River—Sunshine Coast. Wilson, previously the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party , led that party through a breakthrough in the provincial election of 1991 , in which they rose from no parliamentary representation to official opposition status. He
49-478: Was unable to hold his caucus together, however, and was forced to call a leadership convention following revelations about his personal relationship with another member of the small Liberal caucus, Judi Tyabji , MLA for Okanagan East. Tyabji and Wilson were both married to others at the time; they subsequently divorced and married each other. Many in the Liberal Party believed that their relationship created at least
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