Nation Alliance Party
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The Nation Alliance Party is a minor political party in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada
Canada
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. Currently led by Wei Ping Chen, the party was recognized by Elections BC
Elections BC
Elections BC is a non-partisan office of the Legislature responsible for conducting elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia...

 in 2007.

The party seeks to promote the rights of ethnic minorities and recent immigrants to Canada by improving employment access, security, health care, education and overall rights and status.

Chen ran as an independent
Independent (politician)
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 in Richmond in the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...

.

The party nominated two candidates in the 2009 BC provincial election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

. They won a combined 774 votes.

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