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| chairperson =| president =| secretary =| leader1_title =| leader1_name =| foundation = 2006| registered = March 8, 2010 (original) June 28, 2016 (relaunch)| dissolved = June 5, 2012 (original) April 30, 2024 (relaunch)| merger =| split =| predecessor =| merged =| successor =| headquarters = Noneclass=nowrapClassical liberalism>Laissez-faire economics}}| position =| national =| international =| student_wing =| youth_wing =WEBSITE=CBC.CA, 19 December 2021, | membership_year = 2021{{party colorwhite}} Blue and white| colors =Atlantica Party}}| blank1_title = Fiscal policy| blank1 =| blank2_title = Social policy| blank2 =| seats1_title = Seats in the House of Commons| seats1 =| seats2_title = Seats in the Senate| seats2 =Nova Scotia House of Assembly>House of Assembly0hex={{party color|Atlantica Party}} }}weblink}}| country = Canada| state = Nova Scotia| parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Nova Scotia| elections_dab1 = List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections| footnotes =}}The Atlantica Party was a political party in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The party supported policies that are based on classical liberal principles such as laissez-faire "free market" economics, freedom of business, and freedom of the individual. The party also sought to increase citizen participation in all levels of government with additional oversight of current government structure.WEB,weblink Platform, Policies, and Principles, Atlantica Party, 2021, August 3, 2021,

History

The Atlantica Party was originally founded in 2006.WEB, Atlantica Party offers new voice to N.S. voters,weblink CBC News, 11 March 2010, 30 September 2023, It was organized by Jonathan Dean in 2009.WEB, McKie, Bronwen, Atlantica Party: Nova Scotia’s fifth registered political party,weblink The Signal Halifax, University of King's College, 8 December 2016, 30 September 2023, It first registered as a political party on March 8, 2010.WEB, Registration of The Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia Approved,weblink Elections Nova Scotia, 8 March 2010, 6 July 2023, It contested the 2010 Nova Scotia provincial by-elections in Glace Bay and Yarmouth, finishing a distant last place in both ridings. The party also ran in the Cape Breton North by-election in 2011, where they were also unsuccessful.The first iteration of the party was de-registered on June 5, 2012.WEB, The Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia Deregistered,weblink Elections Nova Scotia, 5 June 2012, 6 July 2023, The Atlantica Party was re-registered as a political party by Elections Nova Scotia on June 28, 2016.WEB,weblink Chief Electoral Officer approves registration of Atlantic Party Association, Elections Nova Scotia, June 28, 2016, July 4, 2016, Its first contested election was the 2017 provincial election. The party ran 15 candidates then and received a total of 1,632 votes, 0.4% of the provincial total.WEB, September 21, 2017, Statement of Votes & Statistics: Volume I,weblink November 20, 2020, Elections Nova Scotia, On January 8, 2018, inaugural party leader Jonathan Dean announced his resignation from the party.WEB,weblink Official Release from the Atlantica Party of Nova Scotia Executive, Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia, January 7, 2018, January 11, 2018, September 23, 2020,weblink dead, Ryan Smyth was named as interim leader of the party on January 16, 2018; however, he took over as interim leader on January 7, 2018, the effective date of Dean's resignation.WEB,weblink New Interim Leader Appointed, Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia, January 16, 2018, January 17, 2018, September 23, 2020,weblink dead, On June 20, 2018, Chief Electoral Officer of Elections Nova Scotia, Richard Temporale, suspended the party for breaches of sections 216(3)(a) and 216(3)(b) respectively due to an illegal loan made by former leader, Jonathan Dean.WEB, June 20, 2018, Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia suspended,weblink June 14, 2019, Elections Nova Scotia, On July 31, Mr. Dean entered into a compliance agreement with Elections Nova Scotia.WEB, July 31, 2018, Notice of Compliance Agreement – Jonathan Dean,weblink July 4, 2019, Elections Nova Scotia, July 8, 2019,weblink dead, The party entered into its own compliance agreement with Elections Nova Scotia on August 7, 2018.WEB, August 7, 2018, Notice of Compliance Agreement – Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia,weblink July 4, 2019, Elections Nova Scotia, July 8, 2019,weblink dead, The party was reinstated by Elections Nova Scotia on August 16, 2018.WEB, August 16, 2018, Suspension lifted for Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia,weblink July 4, 2019, Elections Nova Scotia, July 8, 2019,weblink dead, Ryan Smyth resigned as interim leader on April 18, 2019; subsequently, Thomas Bethell was elected as the new interim leader by the party on April 23, 2019.Under Bethell, the Atlantica Party contested three by-elections to the 63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia. On June 18, 2019, David Boyd received 43 votes, 0.7% of the total vote in the riding of Sackville-Cobequid. On September 3, 2019, interim leader, Thomas Bethell received 28 votes, 0.4% of the total vote in the riding of Northside-Westmount.WEB, July 10, 2020, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Proceedings of By-Elections in 2019: Sackville-Cobequid/June 18 Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg/September 3. Statement of Votes, Financial Information,weblink November 20, 2020, Elections Nova Scotia, On March 10, 2020, Matthew Rushton received 55 votes, 1.0% of the total in the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River.WEB, Statement of Official Results,weblink November 20, 2020, Elections Nova Scotia, Bethell resigned as leader March 26, 2020, and Smyth returned as interim leader on March 29, 2020.On August 31, 2020, the Halifax Examiner reported that Jonathan Dean was once again leader. Bousquet noted that he believed Dean leaked the announcement of his own return.WEB, August 31, 2020, The road goes on forever, and the Party never ends,weblink September 28, 2020, Halifax Examiner, On November 20, 2020, the party finally issued an announcement that Mr. Dean had returned as leader, nearly three months after he was appointed by the executive without any consultation with the party's membership.WEB, November 20, 2020, Jonathan Dean Returns as Leader of NS Atlantica Party,weblink November 20, 2020, Atlantica Party, On November 26, 2020, Mr. Dean gave his first interview in nearly three years on The Rick Howe Show. Dean blamed his dismissal from the party on a former executive that had deviated, in Dean's words, from the party's original "big ideas". He also touted the party's "highest polling numbers ever" in the 2017 election; the only general election that the party has ever run in. Mr. Howe correctly noted that the party finished in last place in all fifteen electoral districts in which it ran in that election. When questioned about his appointment as leader, Dean falsely affirmed that he was "elected" by a "unanimous party vote", offering no evidence to substantiate this unfounded claim.WEB, November 28, 2020, The Rick Howe Show – Friday, November 27, 2020,weblink November 28, 2020, Rogers Media, The party did not win any seats in the 2021 provincial election.WEB,weblink Nova Scotia's 3 major parties say 2021 is a momentous year for diversity on their tickets, Cbc.ca, 19 December 2021, On April 17, 2023, Kyle Woodbury, a former election readiness staffer for the Conservative Party of Canada was named as the new party leader.WEB, Smyth, Ryan, New Leader and Executive Join Atlantica,weblink Atlantica Party, 17 April 2023, 30 September 2023, The move was announced on July 4, 2023WEB, Smyth, Ryan, New Atlantica Leader Interview,weblink Atlantica Party, 4 July 2023, 6 July 2023, On April 30, 2024, the party was voluntarily deregistered.WEB, Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia Deregistration,weblink Elections Nova Scotia, 1 May 2024, 1 May 2024, The party cited a shortage of volunteers as the reason for the deregistration.WEB, Rickard, Kelli, Atlantica Party ending,weblink CJLS-FM, Acadia Broadcasting, 15 March 2024, 17 March 2024,

Party leaders

• Jonathan Geoffrey Dean (June 26, 2016 – January 7, 2018)
• Jeffrey Ryan Smyth (interim) (January 7, 2018 – April 18, 2019)
• Thomas James Bethell (interim) (April 23, 2019 – March 26, 2020)
• Jeffrey Ryan Smyth (interim) (March 29, 2020 – {{circa}} August 31, 2020)
• Jonathan Geoffrey Dean ({{circa}} August 31, 2020 – April 2023)
• Kyle Woodbury (April 17, 2023 – April 30, 2024)

Election results{| classwikitable style"text-align: left;"

! Election! Leader! Candidates! Votes! %! Seats! Place! Parliamentary position! 2017Jonathan Dean15hex={{Canadian party colourAtlantica}}}}| 1,632| 0.40hex={{Canadian party colourAtlantica}}}}| {{steady}} 5thExtra-parliamentary}}! 202115hex={{Canadian party colourAtlantica}}}}| 1,023| 0.20hex={{Canadian party colourAtlantica}}}}| {{steady}} 5thExtra-parliamentary}}

References

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External links

• Atlantica Party official site

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