OneBC Breaks No-Contest Pledge to Conservatives in 2 Ridings, Citing Lack of Reciprocity
OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie says her party will run candidates in two ridings it had previously said it wouldn’t contest against the BC Conservatives, citing a lack of reciprocity by the Tories. The BC Conservatives announced on Sept. 30 that they are running candidate Carson Binda in Vancouver-Quilchena, the same riding Brodie represented as an MLA and will run in again in this election. OneBC is still not running candidates in four ridings where it says BC Conservatives with similar beliefs are running. Brodie said in a previous social media post that she wants to avoid vote-splitting among candidates she views as genuinely conservative....
OneBC Leader Dallas Brodie announced her party will contest two ridings previously set aside for BC Conservatives, citing a lack of reciprocity. This decision comes after the BC Conservatives announced their candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena, the same riding where Brodie is running. OneBC will still avoid four ridings with similar conservative candidates to prevent vote-splitting.
- OneBC will now run candidates in two ridings it had previously agreed not to contest against the BC Conservatives.
- Leader Dallas Brodie cited a lack of reciprocity from the BC Conservatives as the reason for this change.
- The BC Conservatives announced Carson Binda as their candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena, a riding contested by Brodie.
- OneBC will continue to avoid running candidates in four ridings where BC Conservatives with similar beliefs are present.
- Brodie’s stated goal is to prevent vote-splitting among genuinely conservative candidates.
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