Ontario Libertarian party - wikipedia Ontario Libertarian party Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario Active provincial party Leader Rob Ferguson ( interim ) President Gene Balfour Founded 1975 ( 1975 ) Headquarters Toronto, Ontario Ideology Libertarianism Colours Yellow Website www.libertarian.on.ca Politics of Ontario Political parties Elections The Ontario Libertarian Party ( OLP ; French : Parti libertarien de l'Ontario ) is a libertarian political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of five provincial parties in Ontario running enough candidates in 2018 to govern a majority. Founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy, Vince Miller, and others, the party was inspired by the 1972 formation of the US Libertarian Party. The party is guided by a Statement of Principles and the philosophical ideas of Austrian School of Economics. It is influenced by authors and thinkers such as Jan Narveson and Murray Rothbard. The party 's leader is Allen Small. In 1980 a schism occurred in the libertarian movement in Ontario, with several members of the Libertarian Party, unhappy with its direction and democratic structure, left and formed the Objectivist - influenced Unparty. In 1984, under the leadership of Marc Emery and Robert Metz, the Unparty 's name changed to the Freedom Party of Ontario. Contents 1 Election results 2 Executive committee 3 Party leaders 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Election results Results of the 2014 Ontario general election showing support for Libertarian candidates by riding In 1995, under the leadership of John Shadbolt, the party 's total vote declined to 6,085 votes. Shadbolt resigned one day after the 1995 election, and was replaced by George Dance on an interim basis. Sam Apelbaum was chosen as the party 's full - time leader at a convention in October 1996. Changes to the Ontario Election Act, enabling fixed election dates at four - year intervals, allowed the party to prepare well in advance for the 2007 general election. As a result, the party fielded 25 candidates and obtained a total of 9,249 votes. In the 2011 General Election, the party ran 51 candidates and won a total of 19,387 votes, 0.45 % of the popular vote. This was more than double the number of candidates and votes received in the 2007 general election. The party 's most successful election was in the 2014 general election, with Libertarian candidates receiving 0.81 % of the vote. Election year # of overall votes % of overall total # of candidates run # of seats won + / -- Government 4,752 17 0 / 125 New Party Extra-parliamentary 1977 9,961 31 0 / 125 0 Extra-parliamentary 1981 7,087 12 0 / 125 0 Extra-parliamentary 1985 12,831 0.4 % 17 0 / 125 0 Extra-parliamentary 13,514 0.36 % 25 0 / 130 0 Extra-parliamentary 24,613 0.61 % 45 0 / 130 0 Extra-parliamentary 1995 6,085 0.15 % 7 0 / 130 0 Extra-parliamentary 1999 2,337 0.05 % 7 0 / 103 0 Extra-parliamentary 2003 1,991 0.04 % 5 0 / 103 0 Extra-parliamentary 2007 9,249 0.21 % 25 0 / 107 0 Extra-parliamentary 2011 19,447 0.45 % 51 0 / 107 0 Extra-parliamentary 2014 37,696 0.81 % 74 0 / 107 0 Extra-parliamentary 2018 42,918 0.75 % 117 0 / 124 0 Extra-parliamentary Executive Committee Conventions are held every three years to elect the Leader, Deputy Leader, Chairman, Vice Chair, Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Campaign Director for a three - year term. All of these positions, except Leader and Deputy Leader, may be replaced by election at a General Meeting. Members - at - Large are elected for a one - year term at a Convention or Annual General Meeting. The party 's Executive Committee, elected at its November 2017 Convention in Markham, includes : Leader -- Rob Ferguson Deputy Leader -- vacant Chair -- Gene Balfour Vice-Chair -- Mark Snow Secretary -- Jim McIntosh Recording Secretary -- Bart Skala Treasurer -- G.J. Hagenaars Campaign Director -- Scott Marshall Members at Large -- Mark `` Wojo '' Wrzesniewski, Jacob Currier Party leaders Terry Coughlin ( elected at founding meeting, July 24, 1975 ) Paul Mollon ( 1977 election ) Scott Bell ( 1981 and 1985 elections ) Kaye Sargent ( 1987 election ) James Stock ( 1990 election ) John Shadbolt ( ? -- June 9, 1995 ) George Dance ( interim ) ( June 9, 1995 -- October 1996 ) Sam Apelbaum ( October 1996 -- November 5, 2011 ) Allen Small ( November 5, 2011 -- July 20, 2018 Rob Ferguson July 21 2018 - Present See also Ontario portal Canadian politics portal Libertarianism portal List of Ontario general elections List of Canadian political parties List of libertarian political parties Libertarian Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election References Jump up ^ `` Party Officers : Ontario Libertarian Party ''. Retrieved November 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Miller, Vince. `` Taking Liberty Global Archived 2008 - 07 - 02 at the Wayback Machine. '', August 4, 2005. Retrieved on December 25, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Statement of Principles ''. Retrieved May 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Think like a libertarian in 30 days or less ! ''. Retrieved May 17, 2014. Jump up ^ MacIntyre, Hugh ( 6 October 2011 ). `` How libertarians should vote in today 's provincial election ''. National Post. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Jump up ^ McKeever, Paul ( 17 September 2010 ). `` Marc Emery, Civil Disobedience, and the Fate of the Cannabis Culture ''. Cannabis Culture. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Jump up ^ Hudson, Andrew ( 12 June 2011 ). `` Two libertarians running in Beaches East - York ''. Cannabis Culture. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Jump up ^ Bulletin 18 : 1 Spring 1997 Jump up ^ `` Summary of Valid Ballots Cast '' ( PDF ). Elections Canada. October 21, 2014. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ McLarty, Jeffrey ( 2011 ). `` Candidates, Vote Tally Doubled over 2007 ''. libertarian.on.ca. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The 1995 Provincial Election ''. libertarian.on.ca. 1995. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.libertarian.on.ca/content/party-officers Jump up ^ http://www.libertarian.on.ca/content/party-officers External links Official website Leaders of the Ontario Libertarian Party Coughlin Mollon Bell Sargent Stock Shadbolt Dance Apelbaum Small Provincial political parties in Ontario Legislative Assembly Progressive Conservative ( 76 ) New Democratic ( 40 ) Liberal ( 7 ) Green ( 1 ) Other recognized parties Alliance Canadians ' Choice Communist Consensus Confederation of Regions Cultural Action Equal Parenting Freedom Go Vegan Libertarian Moderate Ontario None of the Above Northern Ontario Pauper People with Special Needs P.O.T. 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Question: who is the leader of the ontario libertarian party
Answer: Rob Ferguson