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The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was scheduled for 3 months before the 2018 provincial election scheduled for June 7. It came after a turbulent year of disputed and allegedly fraudulent nominations contests across the province for local PC candidates. [4]
Belinda Carmen Karahalios is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2022. Karahalios was originally elected in the 2018 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC).
In November 2018, Karahalios ran for the presidency of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and later filed a lawsuit against the party after his defeat, alleging the election process was manipulated, election rules were breached and that ballot boxes were allegedly stuffed in order to elect his competitor, Brian Patterson, who was endorsed by Doug Ford.
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Under his leadership, the Ontario PC Party won five by-elections, including Sault Ste. Marie and Scarborough-Rouge River, two seats which had been previously held by the governing Liberals. [50] Despite his record, Brown faced accusations of corruption and favouritism over hand picked candidates and unfair nomination contests. [51]
Belinda Karahalios, an independent after having been removed from the PC caucus, became the lone MPP for the New Blue Party as of January 18, 2021. [17] Karahalios ran as a New Blue candidate in the 2022 provincial election, but lost her seat, coming in fourth. [18] The party won no seats in the 2022 provincial election. [19]
This day was termed the National Day against Election Fraud by organizers. [164] In between the first two cross-Canada protests, Belleville held an electoral fraud rally in solidarity with other ridings who have suffered electoral fraud. It was held at Market Square drawing 100 protestors, as well as Liberal, NDP and Green Party candidates, but ...
The Ontario PC Party's constitution requires that the party hold a leadership review vote at the first party convention after an election defeat. [9] From the election day until the 2008 General Meeting, party members were divided into two "camps": those who supported John Tory's position as party leader and those who opposed his leadership.