History
Your Political Party of BC was registered with Elections BC on June 6, 2002, by Belcarra-resident James Filippelli. In February 2005, Filippelli announced he would seek election in the electoral district of Port Moody-Westwood as a Your Political Party of BC candidate during the May 2005 provincial election. At the time, in addition to being the party president and leader, Filippelli was a 22-year old student at Douglas College. Filippelli ran on a limited platform centered around government accountability to taxpayers. He advocated more detailed and open budget process so that every expenditure is disclosed while at the same time reducing bureaucracy and taxes. He also advocated for elected Members of the Legislative Assembly to return 10% of their wages back to constituents. Filippelli came in fourth place in the Port Moody-Westwood riding, losing to Iain Black of the BC Liberal Party.
As the May 2009 provincial election approached, Your Political Party announced it would nominate two candidates: Brent Williams in the Port Coquitlam electoral district and Filippelli in Port Moody-Coquitlam. By this time Filippelli was a 26-year-old electrician living in Port Moody. In addition to campaigning for more government transparency regarding financial issues, the two candidates also supported keeping the carbon tax and eliminating the property transfer tax Filippelli again came in fourth place in his riding losing to Iain Black, while Williams came in fifth in his riding losing to Mike Farnworth of the New Democratic Party.
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