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Date | September 14, 2020 [1] |
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Convention | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Resigning leader | Andrew Weaver |
Won by | Sonia Furstenau |
Ballots | 2 |
Candidates | 3 |
Entrance Fee | $16,000 [2] |
Spending limit | $300,000 [2] |
The Green Party of British Columbia held an election between September 5 and 13, 2020, to elect a leader to replace Andrew Weaver, who resigned on January 6, 2020, due to a personal health issue. [3] Adam Olsen was made interim leader shortly after Weaver's resignation. [4] Party members cast votes online and by telephone, using ranked ballots. [2] Members and supporters 16 years of age and older were eligible to vote. [5]
On March 27, 2020, the election was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant state of emergency in the province. [6] Before the postponement, voting was to take place between June 15 and 26. [7] The deadline to enter the race was to be April 15, and debates were planned to take place after April 30, in three regions of the province. [2] The winner was to be announced at the party's convention in Nanaimo from June 26 to 28 that year. [8]
The campaign resumed on June 15, 2020. The party opened a second nomination period which ran from June 26 to July 27. Members and supporters had until August 21 to register in order to be able to vote by phone, and until September 2 to be able to vote online. A debate took place on September 1. Voting occurred from September 5 to 13. [1] [9] On September 14, 2020, it was announced that Sonia Furstenau had won the contest. [10] Turnout among eligible voters was 85%. [11]
Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
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Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | |
Sonia Furstenau | 2,197 | 47.41% | 2,428 | 53.30% |
Cam Brewer | 1,916 | 41.34% | 2,127 | 46.70% |
Kim Darwin | 521 | 11.24% | Eliminated | |
Total | 4,634 | 100% | 4555 | 100% |
No. | Date | Place | Host | Topic | Moderator | Participants | |||||||||
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P Participant A Absent invitee N Non-invitee O Out of race (exploring or withdrawn) | Brewer | Darwin | Furstenau | ||||||||||||
1 | September 1, 2020 | Online | Green Party of British Columbia | Various | Neetu Garcha | P | P | P |
Cam Brewer is a Vancouver lawyer and Simon Fraser University adjunct professor who practices environmental and Aboriginal law. [20] [21] [22]
Kim Darwin is an independent mortgage consultant and former president of the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce. [17] She served as vice chair of the Green Party of British Columbia's provincial council and stood as a candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast in 2017. [23]
Sonia Furstenau, 49, is the MLA for Cowichan Valley (2017–present) and deputy leader of the party (2016–present). [24]
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