Centre BC: History and past elections
history and past elections for Centre BC, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
Launched by Karin Kirkpatrick
Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano from 2020 to 2024, launched CentreBC outside the legislature. Elections BC had approved the party earlier that month. The party says it was founded on 2025-03-28.
Kirkpatrick says she will step down
In a letter to members, Kirkpatrick said she would step down as leader at the party’s first annual general meeting, and that three people had resigned from the party executive.
First annual general meeting
The party says members adopted a constitution and bylaws, acclaimed Mike Wignall as president, and that Kirkpatrick stepped down as leader.
Mike Bernier named leader
The party’s executive council named Mike Bernier, a former Minister of Education and MLA for Peace River South, as leader.
Candidate for the Abbotsford-Mission by-election
The party named Lakhwinder Jhaj as its candidate in the by-election set for 2026-09-26.
Eight MLAs join, Peter Milobar becomes leader
Bernier stepped aside. Peter Milobar, Bruce Banman, Rosalyn Bird, Ian Paton, Elenore Sturko, Áʼa꞉líya Warbus, Teresa Wat and Donegal Wilson joined the party, and Milobar became leader.
Seven MLAs return to the Conservatives, Sturko becomes leader
On the day the election was called, Milobar and six of the MLAs went back to the BC Conservatives. Sturko stayed and became leader.
Vista Radio (AM 1150)CFJC TodayCentreBCTimes Colonist (The Canadian Press)
Andrew Weaver named candidate
The party named Andrew Weaver, a former BC Green leader who represented Oak Bay-Gordon Head from 2013 to 2020, as its candidate there.
Sturko to run in Surrey South
Sturko said she would run in Surrey South, the district she first won in a 2022 by-election.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Registered political parties in British Columbia Elections BC · checked
- Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election Elections BC · checked
- Current party standings, 43rd Parliament Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked
- Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC · checked
- Annual allowances paid to political parties Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System Elections BC · checked
- CentreBC home page SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Get to know Elenore Sturko SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Our Vision for B.C. SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Our Values SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Our Policy Philosophy and Process SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Resources: constitution, bylaws and party rules SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- CentreBC news SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · checked
- Former MLA Karin Kirkpatrick officially launches CentreBC SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC sets five hard conditions for any Northern Pipeline SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC unveils 3-step plan on transnational extortion in Surrey SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC on the NDP Look West plan SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC demands provincial action on closure of Crofton mill SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: Ending intimate partner violence requires more than announcements SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Budget 2026: Managing Decline is Not Leadership SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Budget 2026: A Blueprint for Bankruptcy SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: The Hard Work of Certainty SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC prepares for first AGM, leadership change, and next phase of growth SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: Healthcare crisis was never a surprise SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: B.C. schools and artificial intelligence SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC completes first AGM SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: Ottawa and B.C. moved toward CentreBC pipeline conditions SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Former cabinet minister Mike Bernier to lead CentreBC SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion: BC deserves better than chaos or extremism SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Statement: British Columbians deserve answers as wildfires rage SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Opinion on HIV care funding at Spectrum Health SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Statement: Reconciliation, Certainty, and Prosperity SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC names Lakhwinder Jhaj as candidate for Abbotsford-Mission by-election SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- News release: Milobar flips again SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko welcomes Andrew Weaver as candidate in Oak Bay-Gordon Head SAYS SO ITSELFCentreBC · published · checked
- Ex-BC United MLA who ran as independent registers new Centre BC provincial party Global News · published · checked
- Former B.C. MLA launches new pragmatic, centrist party Global News · published · checked
- Candidates finalized for Abbotsford-Mission byelection Abbotsford News · published · checked
- Former B.C. Conservatives join forces with CentreBC, with Milobar tapped as new leader Vista Radio (AM 1150) · published · checked
- Centrists, former B.C. Conservatives join forces under Milobar CBC News · published · checked
- Peter Milobar new leader of CentreBC CJDC-TV · published · checked
- CentreBC MLAs defect back to the B.C. Conservatives after snap election call Vista Radio (AM 1150) · published · checked
- Kamloops Centre MLA Milobar rejoins BC Conservatives CFJC Today · published · checked
- Andrew Weaver is back as a CentreBC candidate The Tyee · published · checked
- Elenore Sturko’s political ride lands her as leader of CentreBC Times Colonist (The Canadian Press) · published · checked
- Centre BC leader Elenore Sturko running in Surrey South Peace Arch News · published · checked
- First weekend of provincial campaigns wraps in B.C. CBC News · published · checked