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. On March 31, 2023, Rustad was acclaimed as the leader after being the only person to enter the race. A "leadership celebration" took place on April 2 to celebrate Rustad's acclamation as leader.

Acclaimed candidate

John Rustad John Rustad (born 1963) is a Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Legislative Assembly of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. He currently represents the constituency of N ...

, MLA for

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(2005–present), MLA for

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(2005–2009), Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2013–2017)

Declined

People who expressed interest in running but did not, include: *Scott Anderson, Interim leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, 2017–2019, and former Vernon city councillor *Bryan Breguet, professor at

Langara College , mottoeng = Knowledge is Freedom , established = April 1, 1994 , type = Public , endowment = C$5.8 million , administrative_staff = , faculty = , president = Paula Burns , students = 22,000 , city = Vancouver, British Columbia , coun ...

, host of 2closetocall.ca, a website about Canadian elections.

References

{{Reflist 2023 elections in Canada 2023 political party leadership elections Conservative