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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 .
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.
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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.
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]
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)
June 3, 2024: Elenore Sturko, MLA for Surrey South, leaves BC United to join the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [ 10 ] July 16, 2024: Lela Evans , MHA for Torngat Mountains , returns to the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador after spending two years with the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party .
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.