None of the Above Party of Ontario

The None of the Above Party of Ontario (NOTA; French: Aucune de ces Réponses Parti de l’Ontario) is a minor political party in the province of Ontario, Canada named after the expression "none of the above". It was founded in 2014 by Greg Vezina in response to his disillusionment with the current major political parties.^[1] The party aims to "elect independent MPPs who are not bound by party control and who truly can represent their constituents first." It supports the use of referenda, term limits and Recall elections.^[2]

NOTA nominated candidates in eight ridings in the 2014 provincial election: Vezina ran in Mississauga—Erindale, Vezina's wife Kathleen ran in Mississauga—Brampton South, Vezina's son Alexander ran in Mississauga—Streetsville, Vezina's brother Matthew ran in Parkdale—High Park, Andrew Weber ran in Mississauga South, Amir Khan ran in Scarborough—Rouge River, John Ringo Beam ran in Niagara Falls, and Bob Lewis ran in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.^[1] None of the candidates gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received 0.9% of the popular vote.

Election results

References

External links

• Official Website

Provincial political parties in Ontario
Legislative Assembly	Liberal (58) Progressive Conservative (28) New Democratic (20)
Other recognized parties	Communist Confederation of Regions Equal Parenting Freedom Green Libertarian Moderate None of the Above Northern Ontario Pauper People with Special Needs The People's
Historical parties represented in the legislature	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Labour (Independent) Labor-Progressive Liberal-Labour Liberal-Progressive Patrons of Industry Soldier Protestant Protective Association United Farmers
Pre-confederation parties	Clear Grits Family Compact Reform (Mackenzie) Reform (Baldwinite)