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John Rustad MLA (born August 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in British Columbia since 2024 and as the leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia since 2023. He has served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Nechako Lakes since 2009. [3]
A Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election was held on March 31, 2023, to elect a new party leader, following the resignation of Trevor Bolin. [1]On March 31, 2023, Rustad was acclaimed as the leader after being the only person to enter the race. [2]
Party leader John Cummins in 2011. In 2005, former BC Reform Party and Christian conservative British Columbia Party leader Wilf Hanni was elected leader of the Conservatives. The party fielded 24 candidates in the 2009 election, its highest number since 1979, and earned 2.1% of the vote. In the aftermath of the election, Hanni resigned as ...
Leader David Eby: John Rustad: Sonia Furstenau: Party New Democratic: Conservative: Green: Leader since October 21, 2022: March 31, 2023: September 14, 2020: Leader's seat Vancouver-Point Grey: Nechako Lakes: Ran in Victoria-Beacon Hill (lost) [a] Last election 57 seats, 47.69% 0 seats, 1.91% 2 seats, 15.09% Seats before 55 8 2 Seats won 47: 44 ...
John Rustad – MLA for Nechako Lakes (2005–), he was expelled from the BC Liberal (now BC United) caucus for suggesting CO2 emissions were not contributing to climate change. He then joined the BC Conservatives in 2023 and became their leader.
The 43rd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1]It is the first Legislature in British Columbia to have a majority of female legislators, with 49 of 93 (52%) female MLAs, and the first in any Canadian province or territory to achieve this through a general election.
In 2023, John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes, having previously been removed from the BC Liberal caucus for tweets suggesting that carbon dioxide emissions were not contributing to climate change, joined the BC Conservative party. [16]
The leader of the Opposition (French: chef de l'Opposition) is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This position generally goes to the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly that is not in government.