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Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott will run in election
The party moved Lynn Block to North Vancouver-Seymour and put Caroline Elliott in West Vancouver-Capilano, a safe seat, ahead of the Oct. 24 election.
On Friday, the Conservative Party announced West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Lynn Block will run in North Vancouver-Seymour, freeing her ballot spot for Caroline Elliott in the Oct. 24 election.
This strategic swap places Elliott, who narrowly lost the leadership race, in West Vancouver-Capilano, a riding historically held by the Conservatives, United, Liberals, and Social Credit.
Block now challenges NDP member Susie Chant in North Vancouver-Seymour, where Chant won 52.7 per cent of the vote in 2024, marking a key test for the Conservatives.
Peter Milobar is joining the election in Kamloops-Centre as a candidate, while leadership finalist Kerry-Lynne Findlay has left the party amid recent internal departures.
As the Oct. 24 election approaches, the Conservatives are reconfiguring their roster following the collapse of United and subsequent leadership challenges.