Non-Partisan Association
The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in that year's municipal election. The party has historically been described as centre-right and drawn its strongest support from Vancouver's business community.
Non-Partisan Association | |
|---|---|
| Active municipal party | |
| Abbreviation | NPA |
| President | David Mawhinney |
| Founded | November 13, 1937 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Colours | Purple |
| City council | 0 / 11 |
| Park board | 0 / 7 |
| School board | 0 / 9 |
| Website | |
| npavancouver | |
In the years following the 2018 municipal election, seven of the NPA's ten elected officials resigned from the party, claiming that it had become right-wing and undemocratic. Several other prominent members, such as the NPA's 2018 mayoral candidate Ken Sim, also resigned. Most of those departing later joined ABC Vancouver in the run-up to the 2022 municipal election, which saw Sim elected as mayor and the NPA lose all its remaining seats.