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Parties Leaders Set for a Five-Way Race to B.C. Election Day - Kimberley Bulletin
The campaign follows 13 resignations or expulsions from Conservative caucus as new and interim leaders scramble to hold defectors and win back voters.
- On Tuesday, B.C. Premier David Eby called a snap election for October 24, framing the move as necessary to gain public support to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
- The Conservative Party is mending recent ruptures after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as leader on Sunday following four months of infighting; the party board chose Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson to replace her.
- Once the party appointed Doerkson, most defectors returned to the Conservative fold, though CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko remains 'politically homeless' while others joined the newly formed OneBC party led by Dallas Brodie.
- The contest is shaping up to be a five-way race as parties finalize candidate nominations, with Green Party Leader Emily Lowan running in Saanich North and the Islands.
- Several high-profile cabinet members announced they will not seek re-election, and while Eby has recently enjoyed a polling bump, opponents describe the early election call as a 'cynical' strategy to exploit Conservative fractures.
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