Atlantica Party


The Atlantica Party is a political party in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origins

The Atlantica Party was registered as a political party by Elections Nova Scotia on June 28, 2016.

2017 election results

The party nominated 15 candidates in the 2017 provincial election, its first contested election. The party won a total of 1,632 votes, 0.41% of the provincial total.

2017 election platform

Jonathan Dean announced his resignation from the party on January 7, 2018.
Ryan Smyth was officially named as interim leader of the party on January 16, 2018; however, he officially took over as interim leader on January 7, 2018, the effective date of Dean's resignation. Ryan Smyth resigned as interim leader on April 18, 2019. Thomas Bethell was elected as the new interim leader by the Party on April 23, 2019. He resigned on March 26, 2020. Ryan Smyth was elected as interim leader on March 29, 2020.

Party leaders

On June 20, 2018, Chief Electoral Officer of Elections Nova Scotia, Richard Temporale, suspended the Party for breaches of sections 216 and 216 respectively due to an illegal loan made by former leader, Jonathan Dean.
On July 31, Mr. Dean entered into a Compliance Agreement with Elections Nova Scotia. The Party entered into its own Compliance Agreement with Elections Nova Scotia on August 7, 2019.
The Party was reinstated by Elections Nova Scotia on August 16, 2018.