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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.
On October 24, 2020, the 2020 British Columbia general election was held. [5] The election was the Liberal Party's worst performance since the 1991 election, with the party falling from 41 to 28 seats and losing traditional strongholds in the Fraser Valley and the Okanagan. Two days after the election, Andrew Wilkinson announced that he would ...
BC Liberal Party (known as BC United after 2023) 1903 Conservatism, Neoliberalism: 1903–1912, 1916–1975, 1991–2024 1916–1928, 1933–1952, 2001–2017 British Columbia Social Credit Party: 1935 Social credit, Conservatism, Right-wing populism: 1952–1996 1952–1972, 1975–1991
Gordon Wilson (born 2 January 1949) is a former provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada.He served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC from 1987–1993, leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993–1999, before joining the NDP where he served in the provincial cabinet.
The Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, comprising members of the BC United party, was announced by Opposition leader Kevin Falcon on December 8, 2022. [ 1 ] List
October 24: The 2020 British Columbia general election is held, resulting in a majority government for the BC NDP. November 21: Andrew Wilkinson steps aside for an interim leader to be selected for the BC Liberal Party. [89] November 23: Shirley Bond is selected as interim leader of the BC Liberal party. [90]
At a party caucus on July 18, 1927, John Oliver resigned as premier and party leader due to ill health. This was refused and John Duncan MacLean was chosen to be his successor as leader and premier and was made acting premier while Oliver remained nominal premier. Oliver died on August 17, 1927, and MacLean became premier on August 20.
A British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election was held on February 3, 2018, due to the resignation of Christy Clark as Liberal leader on August 4, 2017. Rich Coleman was elected interim leader announcing that he has no intention of running for leader, but would resign as interim leader if he changed his mind, adding that he did not anticipate changing his mind.