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The Rhinoceros Party was founded in 1963 by a group of humorists led by Montreal doctor Jacques Ferron to poke fun at federal election campaigns. First fielding candidates for 1964 by-elections, it participated in every subsequent general election until 1985. Eighty-nine candidates (across Canada) represented the party in the federal election of 1984; it received 99,207 votes, 0.790% of the total votes cast. In May 1985, shortly after the death of Ferron, the party was officially dissolved.
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- Bernard, André. "Rhinoceros Party". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 17 October 2014, Historica Canada. development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rhinoceros-party. Accessed 25 July 2025.
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- Bernard, A. (2014). Rhinoceros Party. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rhinoceros-party
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- Bernard, André. "Rhinoceros Party." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited October 17, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Rhinoceros Party," by André Bernard, Accessed July 25, 2025, https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rhinoceros-party
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Rhinoceros Party
Article by André Bernard
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited October 17, 2014
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