--- title: "OneBC: history and past elections | British Columbia | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/history" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:06:45.398Z" meta: description: "When OneBC was founded, how it has done in past British Columbia elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "og:description": "When OneBC was founded, how it has done in past British Columbia elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "og:title": "OneBC: history and past elections | British Columbia" "twitter:description": "When OneBC was founded, how it has done in past British Columbia elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "twitter:title": "OneBC: history and past elections | British Columbia" --- ** OneBC · BC provincial 2026 # OneBC: History and past elections history and past elections for OneBC, with the source and the date beside each entry. [Back to OneBC ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc) [**33**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/candidates) [**8/11**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/platform) [**33**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/money) **7**Questions answered HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS ## History and past elections - ### Brodie and Armstrong elected as Conservatives October 19, 2024 Dallas Brodie won Vancouver-Quilchena for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes (51.58 percent). Tara Armstrong won Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream for the Conservative Party with 14,303 votes (53.92 percent). OneBC did not yet exist. [Elections BC](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) - ### Brodie removed from the Conservative caucus, March 2025 Conservative leader John Rustad removed Brodie from caucus over podcast comments that he said mocked residential school survivors. Brodie denied mocking survivors and told CBC News she had been mocking what she called post-modern, woke culture. Armstrong and Jordan Kealy left the Conservatives after her removal. [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-bc-political-party-courts-social-conservatives-1.7560192) [Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11238390/dallas-brodie-onebc/) - ### OneBC launched June 12, 2025 Brodie and Armstrong announced the party, with Brodie as interim leader and Armstrong as house leader. Jordan Kealy did not join. The party’s first financial report covers a period that starts on 2025-06-09. [Global News](https://globalnews.ca/news/11238390/dallas-brodie-onebc/) [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-bc-political-party-courts-social-conservatives-1.7560192) [Elections BC](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/published/100150495.pdf) - ### Land acknowledgement bill defeated October 23, 2025 The legislature defeated Brodie’s Land Acknowledgement Prohibition Act at first reading, 5 to 85. [Legislative Assembly of British Columbia](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20251023am-Hansard-n87.html) - ### Board says it removed Brodie as leader December 13, 2025 The party posted a resolution signed by three of four board members, Tim Thielmann, Paul Ratchford and Tara Armstrong, removing Brodie as interim leader. A party post on X accused people acting for Brodie of trying to take control of party systems without permission. Brodie said the dispute began when she tried to fire a staffer over comments she called incompatible with her values, and said she still considered herself leader. [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mla-dallas-brodie-ousted-says-onebc-board-9.7015705) [Global News (The Canadian Press)](https://globalnews.ca/news/11577473/onebc-leader-dallas-brodie-removed/) - ### Official party status lost, December 2025 CBC News reported on 2025-12-17 that Armstrong had written to the Speaker to say she would not caucus with Brodie, and that both would sit as Independents. A party needs at least two members to have official status in the legislature. [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/one-bc-loses-official-party-status-9.7020345) - ### Brodie says she has regained control December 21, 2025 In a social media post, Brodie wrote that after negotiations she had regained control of the party and was its leader again. Armstrong said she stood by her choice to sit as an Independent. [Black Press Media (The Northern View)](https://thenorthernview.com/2025/12/23/dallas-brodie-back-in-charge-of-one-b-c-party-will-sit-as-partys-lone-mla/) - ### Recall petition issued against Brodie May 21, 2026 Elections BC issued a recall petition in Vancouver-Quilchena with Brodie as its subject. It needed 15,232 signatures by 2026-07-20. [Elections BC](https://elections.bc.ca/news/recall-petition-to-be-issued-in-vancouver-quilchena/) [The Canadian Press (National Newswatch)](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/05/14/recall-petition-to-be-issued-against-onebc-legislator-dallas-brodie) - ### Recall petition fails July 20, 2026 Elections BC said the petition failed, with just under 3,700 signatures handed in. [The Canadian Press (CFJC Today)](https://cfjctoday.com/2026/07/20/elections-bc-announces-failure-of-recall-petition-against-vancouver-mla-dallas-brodie/) - ### Chapman announces move as election is called September 22, 2026 Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman announced on X that he was leaving the Conservatives for OneBC, shortly before the election was called. The clerk’s office said the party standings did not change, and the legislature still lists him as a Conservative. [Black Press Media (Surrey Now-Leader)](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/22/surrey-south-mla-chapman-leaving-b-c-conservatives-for-one-bc/) [The Canadian Press (Times Colonist)](https://www.timescolonist.com/2026-bc-votes/onebc-overwhelmed-with-candidates-but-fails-to-get-party-status-12821173) [Legislative Assembly of British Columbia](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/current-party-standings) ## 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. 1. [Registered political parties in British Columbia ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/Registered-Political-Parties-Information.pdf)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 2. [Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 3. [Current party standings, 43rd Parliament ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/current-party-standings)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 4. [Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 5. [Voting records by member, 2026 session, surnames starting with B (Dallas Brodie) ](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesb.htm)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 6. [Hansard index by member, 2026 session, surnames starting with B (Dallas Brodie) ](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Members-Indexb.htm)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 7. [Hansard index by member, 2025 session, surnames starting with B (Dallas Brodie) ](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Members-Indexb.htm)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · checked September 30, 2026 8. [Hansard, morning sitting of 23 October 2025 (Land Acknowledgement Prohibition Act, first reading) ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20251023am-Hansard-n87.html)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia · published October 23, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 9. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System, search for OneBC ]()Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 10. [OneBC 2025 annual financial report, amendment 2 ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/published/100150495.pdf)Elections BC · published July 17, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 11. [Annual allowances paid to political parties ](https://elections.bc.ca/candidates-parties/annual-allowances/)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 12. [Recall petition to be issued in Vancouver-Quilchena ](https://elections.bc.ca/news/recall-petition-to-be-issued-in-vancouver-quilchena/)Elections BC · checked September 30, 2026 13. [OneBC home page ](https://1bc.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 14. [OneBC: Our priorities ](https://1bc.ca/priorities)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 15. [OneBC: Our leadership ](https://1bc.ca/leadership)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 16. [OneBC: Candidates ](https://1bc.ca/candidates)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 17. [OneBC candidate page: Dallas Brodie ](https://1bc.ca/candidates/dallas-brodie)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 18. [OneBC candidate page: Brent Chapman ](https://1bc.ca/candidates/brent-chapman)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 19. [OneBC: Petitions ](https://1bc.ca/petitions)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 20. [OneBC petition: Referendum on DRIPA ](https://1bc.ca/petitions/dripa)SAYS SO ITSELFOneBC · checked September 30, 2026 21. [MLA expelled from BC Conservatives launches new OneBC party ](https://globalnews.ca/news/11238390/dallas-brodie-onebc/)Global News · published June 12, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 22. [2 MLAs form new B.C. political party that courts social conservatives ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-bc-political-party-courts-social-conservatives-1.7560192)CBC News · published June 13, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 23. [OneBC leader Dallas Brodie removed, leaving party future in flux ](https://globalnews.ca/news/11577473/onebc-leader-dallas-brodie-removed/)Global News (The Canadian Press) · published December 14, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 24. [OneBC ousts MLA Dallas Brodie as leader, but she says she is fighting back ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mla-dallas-brodie-ousted-says-onebc-board-9.7015705)CBC News · published December 15, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 25. [OneBC no longer recognized as official party, MLA says ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/one-bc-loses-official-party-status-9.7020345)CBC News · published December 17, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 26. [Dallas Brodie back in charge of One B.C. party ](https://thenorthernview.com/2025/12/23/dallas-brodie-back-in-charge-of-one-b-c-party-will-sit-as-partys-lone-mla/)Black Press Media (The Northern View) · published December 23, 2025 · checked September 30, 2026 27. [Recall petition to be issued against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie ](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/05/14/recall-petition-to-be-issued-against-onebc-legislator-dallas-brodie)The Canadian Press (National Newswatch) · published May 14, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 28. [Elections BC announces failure of recall petition against Vancouver MLA Dallas Brodie ](https://cfjctoday.com/2026/07/20/elections-bc-announces-failure-of-recall-petition-against-vancouver-mla-dallas-brodie/)The Canadian Press (CFJC Today) · published July 20, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 29. [Confused by what is going on in B.C. politics? Catch up on the disarray ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-election-why-conservatives-resigned-9.7353012)CBC News · published September 22, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 30. [Here are the B.C. party leaders as voters go to the polls ](https://globalnews.ca/news/12068973/who-are-bc-party-leaders-2026-election/)Global News (The Canadian Press) · published September 22, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 31. [Surrey South MLA Chapman leaving B.C. Conservatives for One BC ](https://surreynowleader.com/2026/09/22/surrey-south-mla-chapman-leaving-b-c-conservatives-for-one-bc/)Black Press Media (Surrey Now-Leader) · published September 22, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 32. [OneBC overwhelmed with candidates but fails to get party status ](https://www.timescolonist.com/2026-bc-votes/onebc-overwhelmed-with-candidates-but-fails-to-get-party-status-12821173)The Canadian Press (Times Colonist) · published September 24, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 33. [Day 8 of the 2026 BC Election: Carney comes to town ](https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/day-8-of-the-2026-bc-election-carney-comes-to-town/77389)Western Standard · published September 29, 2026 · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.