2023 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election

2023 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election

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Candidate John Rustad Riding Nechako Lakes First ballot Acclaimed

Leader before election Trevor Bolin Elected Leader John Rustad

2023 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election

Date	March 31, 2023
Resigning leader	Trevor Bolin
Won by	John Rustad

A Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election was held on March 31, 2023, to elect a new party leader, following the resignation of Trevor Bolin. ^[1]

On March 31, 2023, Rustad was acclaimed as the leader after being the only person to enter the race. ^[2] A "leadership celebration" took place on April 2 to celebrate Rustad's acclamation as leader. ^[3]

Acclaimed candidate

• John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes (2005–present), MLA for Prince George–Omineca (2005–2009), Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2013–2017) ^{[4] [5]}

Declined

People who expressed interest in running but did not, include:

• Scott Anderson, Interim leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, 2017–2019, and former Vernon city councillor ^[6]

References

1. "B.C. LEADERSHIP". conservativebc.ca. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
2. "Former B.C. Liberal minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives". CBC. The Canadian Press. March 31, 2023. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
3. "Leadership Celebration Event!". Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
4. Depner, Wolf (March 7, 2023). "Rustad for B.C. conservative leader? Speculation becomes more probable as Bolin steps down". The Abbotsford News. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
5. Depner, Wolf (March 23, 2023). "'Proudly pro-freedom' MLA John Rustad officially wants to lead BC Conservatives". Victoria News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
6. Manchester, Jon (March 5, 2023). "Anderson mum on political comeback as Bolin steps down". Castanet. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.