Leadership vote to be announced for B.C. Conservative Party after Rustad ouster
About 26,000 verified members cast ranked ballots as the party seeks a leader to unify its caucus after months of infighting.
- The British Columbia Conservative Party will announce its new leader at a convention in Vancouver, marking a pivotal moment for the provincial Opposition.
- University of British Columbia professor Stewart Prest noted the leadership race reflects a divide between moderate and populist visions, with candidates articulating opposition to the NDP.
- Voting closed Friday for about 26,000 verified members, with party executive director Angelo Isidorou reporting 95 per cent turnout; the winner must exceed a 50 per cent threshold.
- Five finalists—former BC Liberal Party minister Iain Black, commentator Caroline Elliott, former federal Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Capilano University Chancellor Yuri Fulmer, and Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar—each paid more than $100,000 to enter the race.
- Whoever wins faces the challenge of unifying a young party marked by recent fractional politics, as the new leader must build a broad coalition to challenge the NDP.
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The Conservative Party of B.C. is gathering in Vancouver this evening to choose a new leader. Events are scheduled to begin at 4:30, with vote-counting getting underway shortly after 6 p.m. Black Press Media will be on site alongside candidates, supporters and party staff to provide coverage throughout the evening. Events are set to begin with “something special” planned to honour interim Leader Trevor Halford before an independent auditor takes…
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