CanWest Party: History and past elections
history and past elections for CanWest Party, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
Registered with Elections BC
Registration of CanWest Party as a provincial political party took effect on 4 February 2026. The Chief Electoral Officer published the notice in the British Columbia Gazette on 12 February 2026.
Founders announce the party
Wei Ping Chen and three other people announced the party at a news conference. The party posted a statement from the event in Chinese, with a five-point platform on the economy, public order and drugs, medical waits, education and the environment.
No CanWest candidates in the Richmond city election
The City of Richmond declared its candidates for the 17 October 2026 local election. None of the candidates for mayor, council or school trustee runs for CanWest Party, and Wei Ping Chen is absent from the list of candidates for mayor. In March the founders had said Chen would run for mayor.
Lawrence Chen on the provincial candidate list
Elections BC's candidate list for the 2026 provincial general election, printed on 30 September 2026, names Lawrence Chen as the CanWest Party candidate in Richmond Centre.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Registered political parties in British Columbia Elections BC · checked
- Provincial candidate list, 2026 provincial general election Elections BC · checked
- British Columbia Gazette, notice of registration of CanWest Party King's Printer for British Columbia · published · checked
- Political party names used in the last 10 years Elections BC · checked
- Current party standings, 43rd Parliament Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked
- Provincial financial reports search for the name CanWest Elections BC · checked
- Provincial electoral finance questions and answers Elections BC · checked
- CanWest Party home page (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- CanWest Party mission page (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- CanWest Party statement from its 29 March 2026 news conference, in Chinese (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- CanWest Party contact page (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- CanWest Party donation page (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- CanWest Party membership page (copy saved 2026-09-30) SAYS SO ITSELFCanWest Party · checked
- Sing Tao Daily: Richmond Chinese residents announce a new party Sing Tao Daily (Canada) · published · checked
- City of Richmond declaration of candidates, 2026 local election City of Richmond · published · checked