The None of the Above Direct Democracy Party (NOTA; french: Parti Démocratie Directe Aucune de ces réponses ), formerly and still unofficially called the None of the Above Party (french: Parti Aucune de ces réponses), is a minor political party in the province of
Ontario, Canada. It is named after the expression "
none of the above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. ...
" and was founded in 2014 by Greg Vezina in response to his disillusionment with the current major political parties.
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
referendums,
term limits and
recall elections.
NOTA nominated candidates in eight ridings in the
2014 provincial election: Vezina ran in
Mississauga—Erindale
Mississauga—Erindale was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga West ridings. In 20 ...
, Vezina's wife Kathleen ran in
Mississauga—Brampton South
Mississauga—Brampton South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
It consists of the parts of the cities of Mississauga and ...
, Vezina's son Alexander ran in
Mississauga—Streetsville, Vezina's brother Matthew ran in
Parkdale—High Park, Andrew Weber ran in
Mississauga South
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
, Amir Khan ran in
Scarborough—Rouge River, John Ringo Beam ran in
Niagara Falls, and Bob Lewis ran in
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.
None of the candidates gained a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the party received 0.09% of the popular vote. The party failed to win any seats in the 2022 Ontario general election.
Election results
See also
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List of political parties in Ontario
References
External links
Official Website
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Provincial political parties in Ontario
Organizations based in Mississauga
2014 establishments in Ontario
Political parties established in 2014
Direct democracy parties