Kerry-Lynne Findlay elected B.C. Conservative Party leader
Former South Surrey–White Rock MP wins leadership race with 51% of votes cast by party members.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay, a former MP for South Surrey–White Rock, has been elected leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, winning with 51 percent of the votes.
About 26,000 verified party members ranked their candidates in a preferred-ballot vote, with the party's executive director reporting that 95 percent had cast ballots by Friday's deadline. Candidates had to pay more than $100,000 to enter the race.
The five finalists were former MLA Iain Black, commentator Caroline Elliott, current MLA Peter Milobar, entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer, and Findlay. A sixth candidate, Hon Chan, was removed from the caucus earlier this year after facing charges related to alleged intimate partner violence.
Findlay takes over after John Rustad's expulsion in December. Under Rustad's leadership, the party surged from obscurity to come within 30,000 votes of winning the 2024 provincial election, but internal infighting reduced the caucus by five members before his departure.
The new leader will be announced at the party's leadership convention in Vancouver.