Former B.C. Conservative Teresa Wat Joining Peter Milobar's New Party
The group will become the third party in the legislature as six former Conservatives build an alternative to the NDP.
- On Sept 11, 2026, Richmond-Bridgeport MLA Teresa Wat announced she is joining the new, unnamed political party led by Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar to help build a serious alternative.
- Wat left the Conservatives on Aug 26, one of nine MLAs who departed following complaints about Kerry-Lynne Findlay; Findlay had accused her of being a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
- Bringing experience as a former Minister under Christy Clark since 2013, Wat stated, "I believe that this party can bring people together from across our province and replace the NDP as British Columbia's government."
- Whatever it is called, the new party immediately becomes the third party in the legislature, supplanting the Green Party, which currently holds two seats.
- The legislature's current balance shows the NDP at 47 seats, the Conservatives at 28, with eight unaffiliated former Conservatives and two vacancies remaining.
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Teresa Wat becomes sixth legislator to join new party of former BC Conservatives
The newest member of a still-unnamed party acknowledged she and five other former provincial Conservative legislators are in for the "long-haul" if they want to throw out British Columbia's NDP government, while urging others to join them.
MLA Teresa Wat joins new party led by Milobar
TERESA Wat, MLA for Richmond-Bridgeport, announced on Friday that she will be joining the new provincial political party led by interim leader Peter Milobar. “British Columbians want a strong, credible alternative to the NDP that is focused on affordability, and competent government,” said Wat. “After careful consideration, I have decided to join Peter and the […]
The Toronto Star
Teresa Wat becomes sixth legislator to join new party of former B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The leader of a new party in British Columbia said there was a "clear appetite" for its brand of right-of-centre politics, after Teresa Wat became the sixth former B.C. Conservative to join.
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