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Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election

Amelia Boultbee will not seek re-election in Penticton-Summerland, less than three months after joining the B.C. NDP.

B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week

Both major parties are promising to expand B.C.’s natural resource sector as the provincial election campaign enters its second week.

Overlapping B.C. elections will be bad for democracy, says expert

B.C.’s overlapping provincial and municipal elections are raising concerns about voter attention and the impact on local campaigns.

B.C. Conservatives pull ahead of Eby’s NDP after snap election call, says poll

A new poll shows the B.C. Conservatives opening an eight-point lead over the NDP following Premier David Eby’s snap election call.

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad will not seek re-election this fall

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad will not seek re-election in Nechako Lakes, ending his more than two decades in provincial politics.

Former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver running as CentreBC candidate in fall election

Andrew Weaver is running as a CentreBC candidate in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, the same Victoria-area riding he previously represented as a B.C. Green MLA.
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A fourth B.C. NDP cabinet minister says she won’t seek re-election this fall

Former finance minister Brenda Bailey said Wednesday she will not seek re-election this fall, becoming the fourth cabinet minister to announce they are not running since Premier David Eby called a snap election Tuesday.

BC Green leader running in Saanich North and the Islands in Oct. 24 election

B.C. Green Leader Emily Lowan said Wednesday she is running in Saanich North and the Islands in this fall’s provincial election, after incumbent MLA Rob Botterell announced he will not seek re-election in the riding.

CentreBC MLAs defect back to the B.C. Conservatives after snap election call

Seven CentreBC MLAs, including leader Peter Milobar, are returning to the B.C. Conservatives ahead of a snap provincial election.

Eby calls early provincial election on Oct. 24

Premier David Eby has called an early B.C. election, with voters set to head to the polls Oct. 24.
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Five MLAs readmitted to B.C. Conservative caucus by new interim leader

B.C. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson has welcomed five former caucus members back to the party.

Doerkson named interim B.C. Conservative leader after Findlay resigns

Lorne Doerkson has been named interim B.C. Conservative leader following Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s resignation amid ongoing caucus turmoil.
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