2023 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election explained
| Election Name: | 2023 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election |
| Country: | British Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | March 31, 2023 |
| Candidate1: | John Rustad |
| 1Blank: | Riding |
| 1Data1: | Nechako Lakes |
| 2Blank: | First ballot |
| 2Data1: | Acclaimed |
| Leader |
| Before Election: | Trevor Bolin |
| After Election: | John Rustad |
| Party: | Conservative Party of British Columbia |
| Fontcolour: | white |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Date: | March 31, 2023 |
| Replaces: | Trevor Bolin |
| Winner: | 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
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]
- Bryan Breguet, professor at Langara College, host of tooclosetocall.ca, a website about Canadian elections.
Notes and References
- Web site: B.C. LEADERSHIP . conservativebc.ca . 14 March 2023 . March 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315032120/https://www.conservativebc.ca/leadership . live .
- Web site: Former B.C. Liberal minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives . CBC . The Canadian Press . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . March 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331203403/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/john-rustad-leader-bc-conservative-party-1.6797879 . live .
- Web site: Archived copy . April 1, 2023 . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401035333/https://www.conservativebc.ca/leadership_celebration_event . live .
- Web site: Depner . Wolf . Rustad for B.C. conservative leader? Speculation becomes more probable as Bolin steps down . The Abbotsford News . 7 March 2023 . 14 March 2023 . March 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315032119/https://www.abbynews.com/news/rustad-for-b-c-conservative-leader-speculation-becomes-more-probable-as-bolin-steps-down/ . live .
- Web site: Depner . Wolf . ‘Proudly pro-freedom’ MLA John Rustad officially wants to lead BC Conservatives . Victoria News . 23 March 2023 . 23 March 2023 . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323205350/https://www.vicnews.com/news/proudly-pro-freedom-mla-john-rustad-officially-wants-to-lead-bc-conservatives/ . live .
- Web site: Manchester . Jon . Anderson mum on political comeback as Bolin steps down . Castanet . 5 March 2023 . 12 April 2023 . March 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307225308/https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/414310/Anderson-mum-on-political-comeback-as-Bolin-steps-down . live .
