In November 2008, Nation Alliance Party members nominated candidates for the municipal election in Richmond. Wei Ping Chen challenged incumbent Malcolm Brodie for the mayoral position and Kang Chen, Yang Dai, Jiajian Cheung, Jian Liu, and Bai Chen were nominated for councillor positions. Like the federal campaign, they were classified as independents. The latest census at the time reported that 50% of Richmond's population was of Chinese descent and their campaign highlighted the language barrier faced by those who did not speak English, for example tax notices were only available in English. They participated in the all-candidate forums that were translated in Cantonese and Mandarin. None of its candidates were elected with Wei Ping Chen receiving 7% of the vote.