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B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad Winds Leadership Vote, Then Kicks Out Sturko
John Rustad secured leadership with 70.66% support despite only 1,268 of 9,000 members voting amid internal party conflicts and membership signup disputes.
- The B.C. Conservative Party, led by John Rustad, held a leadership review on September 22, 2025, across 93 ridings in British Columbia.
- Rustad took leadership in March 2023 after being ousted from the B.C. Liberal caucus in 2022 for questioning human-caused climate change.
- The Conservatives rose to become the Official Opposition after narrowly losing the October 2024 provincial election to the NDP, benefiting from Liberals joining their ranks.
- In the leadership vote, 1,268 members participated, with 70.66% supporting Rustad to remain leader, winning in 78 ridings; Rustad said, "We will make it happen."
- Rustad’s win consolidates his mandate to lead a party advocating free speech, opposing carbon pricing, and seeking a common-sense Conservative government amid internal party challenges.
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John Rustad Passes BC Conservative Leadership Review With 70% Backing
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has passed his leadership review after securing the backing of 70 percent of party members following a months-long leadership review that saw low participation. The results, announced Sept. 22, saw only 1,268 members of the party’s 9,000-strong membership cast ballots, with Rustad winning in 78 out of the province’s 93 party ridings. “I believe the members have given me a mandate to lead and I believe British…
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 30%
R 20%
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