KAMLOOPS – Candidates for the Work Less Party are trying to live up to their party's mantra by job-sharing in two interior ridings.

The party, which is a registered political party in the province, wants two people to run as "co-candidates" in each of the ridings.

But a provincial elections official said the B.C. Elections Act forbids any of the 32 registered parties from running more than a single candidate in each riding.

"It's not too much of a surprise," said Kesten Broughton, who said he has almost gathered the required 75 signatures needed to file nomination papers with Elections B.C. before Friday's deadline.

"We expected there would be rules. A major issue for us is job sharing and flexibility," he said.

"The job of an MLA is excessive. You'd be working 70 or 80 hours a week."

The party is based on a reduced work week and sharing less work available in tough economic times.

Broughton is to run with "co-candidate" Carly Woolner in Kamloops-North Thompson, but Broughton acknowledged only his name will appear on the ballot.

And while James Burton and Jasmin Wright have publicly said they will run for Kamloops-South Thompson, Broughton said the intention is for Wright's name only to appear on the ballot.

Neither candidate is yet registered with Elections B.C. Broughton and Wright are students at Thompson Rivers University.

From Kamloops Daily News via The Canadian Press.