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BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative , neoliberal , and occupying a centre-right position on the left–right political spectrum .
The last BC Conservative MLA elected was Victor Albert Stephens—in a 1978 by-election. The United Conservative Party which forms the government in Alberta, was a merger of the "Progressive Conservative Association" and the Wildrose Party.
The election saw a broad political realignment in British Columbia; [2] amid a resurgence for the Conservative Party of British Columbia, the official opposition BC United (formerly the BC Liberals) withdrew from the race a little over a month before the election to avoid splitting the vote.
A General Meeting was called for Saturday March 29, 2008 in Surrey. The poll returns indicated 4:1 ratio in favour of a merger with the BC Conservative Party, and the General Meeting confirmed this motion. The BC Conservative Party accepted the former BC Unity Party memberships at their April 19, 2008 executive meeting in Abbotsford.
The Conservative Party of British Columbia, commonly known as the BC Conservatives and colloquially known as the Tories, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. [2] It is the main rival to the governing British Columbia New Democratic Party and forms the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
United in one right-leaning party, individuals who would vote either Liberal or Conservative federally have joined at different occasions to stop the left-leaning NDP. Examples of this are the Liberal Party of British Columbia and the Saskatchewan Party. BC United logo with both teal (for the conservatives) and pink (for the liberals)
The Liberals, led by Premier Pattullo, win a plurality of seats and form a coalition, led by Liberal John Hart over Pattullo's objection, with the third-place Conservative Party. The CCF, under Harold Winch, form the Opposition. 21 14 12 – 1 48 1945: The Liberal–Conservative coalition runs a joint slate of candidates.
[10] [11] However, in February 2021, the leadership convention's date was set for February 5, 2022. Interim party president Don Silversides explained that the race was set for 2022 in order to "attract the broadest possible range of candidates", and at a point when the COVID-19 pandemic should be under control.