Leadership vote to be announced for B.C. Conservative Party after Rustad ousted - BERITAJA

It’s a pivotal time for the British Columbia Conservative Party arsenic the Opposition successful the provincial legislature will denote its caller leader.

The candidates, who had to salary much than $100,000 to subordinate the race, were whittled down to five: erstwhile MLA Iain Black, commentator Caroline Elliott, erstwhile MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay, existent MLA Peter Milobar and entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer.

Ballots were sent retired earlier this period and about 26,000 verified members had until Friday to rank their candidates successful a preferred vote, pinch the party’s executive head saying Thursday that 95 per cent had voted.

Under John Rustad’s leadership, the statement emerged from obscurity to travel wrong about 30,000 votes of winning the 2024 provincial election.

Infighting fractured the caucus and reduced Conservative members successful the legislature by five, and yet led to Rustad’s expulsion successful December.

The caller leader will beryllium announced astatine the party’s activity normal successful Vancouver.

A sixth erstwhile Conservative, Hon Chan, was removed from the caucus this twelvemonth aft it emerged he had been charged pinch battle successful a lawsuit of alleged friendly partner violence.