Ontario Moderate Party

The Ontario Moderate Party is a minor centrist political party in Ontario, Canada founded in 2014.[1][2] The party's stated foci are improving manufacturing and industry in Ontario, reducing taxes, promoting healthy eating,[3] decriminalizing marijuana, and promoting renewable energy.[2]

Ontario Moderate Party
Active provincial party
LeaderYuri Duboisky
PresidentIhor Nesterenko
Founded2014 (2014)
Headquarters21567 McCowan Rd
Mount Albert, Ontario
L0G 1M0
IdeologyCentrism
Economic liberalism
ColoursNavy blue
Seats in Legislature
0 / 124
Website
ontariomoderate.com

OMP nominated two candidates in the 2014 provincial election; party leader Yuri Duboisky ran in the riding of Richmond Hill[4] and Ian Lytvyn ran in the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore. Neither candidate gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received approximately 0.01% of the popular vote. In the 2018 Provincial Election, the party ran 16 candidates. None won a seat and the party received approximately 0.04% of the vote.[5] The party failed to win any seats in the 2022 Ontario general election.

Election results
Election results
Election year No. of
overall votes		  % of
overall total		 No. of
candidates run		 No. of
seats won		 +/− Government
2014 295 0.01 2
0 / 107
 New Party Extra-parliamentary
2018 2,191 0.04 16
0 / 124
 Steady Extra-parliamentary
2022 1,645 <0.00 17
0 / 124
 Steady Extra-parliamentary

Notes
  1. "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". Elections Ontario. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. "Ontario voting options include Vegan Party and Paupers". CBC News. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. "About Us". Ontario Moderate Party. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. Gerster, Jane (12 June 2014). "Liberal incumbents win Oak Ridges-Markham and Richmond Hill". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. Ontario, Elections. "Province-Wide Election Night Results". www.elections.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-10.


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