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The New Democratic Party of British Columbia [a] (BC NDP) is a social democratic [4] political party in British Columbia, Canada.The party sits on the centre-left [5] [6] of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since the 1990s, its rival was the centre-right BC United (formerly known as the BC Liberals) until the Conservative Party of British Columbia ...
On October 4, the NDP filed a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking to compel Elections BC to change the name of the Conservative Party on ballot papers from "Conservative Party" to "B.C. Conservative Party", on the grounds that Rustad was "pretending to be part of the federal Conservative Party". A court ruling in favour ...
The NDP, led by David Eby, win a reduced majority after the BC United party (formerly the BC Liberal party) suspends its campaign and withdraws its candidate nominations on August 28, 2024, backing the BC Conservative Party.
On September 30, NDP leader John Horgan promised to improve conditions at long-term care homes, at a cost of $1.4 billion. [26] The NDP filed a complaint to Elections BC against Liberal candidate Garry Thind, accusing him of violating the Elections Act by attempting to collect voters' information in order to provide them with a ballot. [27]
Conservative Party of British Columbia (known as the Progressive Conservative Party from 1942 to 1991) 1903 Conservatism, right-wing populism, Social conservatism: John Rustad: 44 1903–1933, 1937–1956, 1971–1979, 1986, 2012, 2023–present 1903–1916, 1928–1933, 1941–1952 Green Party of British Columbia: 1985 Green politics: Sonia ...
In 2023 and 2024, Rustad described his party as a "centre-right alternative" to BC United, the BC NDP, and the BC Greens, while matching the rhetoric of the federal Conservative Party in focusing on affordability and crime. [51] [52] Rustad's party has been labeled both centre-right [53] [54] [55] and right-wing. [48] [35] [51]
Mike Harcourt led the NDP for the first half of this NDP decade, but the party had difficulty finding stable leadership after that, going through three leaders and premiers over the next five years. The rejuvenated BC Liberal Party won the next four elections before losing the 2017 election to the NDP government under John Horgan. In 2020, the ...
The BC Liberals had formed a majority government since May 2001. British Columbia New Democratic Party: John Horgan: $7,908,697 The BC NDP had formed the official opposition since May 2005. Green Party of British Columbia: Andrew Weaver: $904,876 British Columbia Conservative Party (Vacant) $39,043 Christian Heritage Party of British Columbia