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October 19 – The 2024 British Columbia general election is held. [4] The Greens elect two members. [5] Sonia Furstenau is defeated in Victoria-Beacon Hill but remains party leader. [6] December 12 – The Greens reach a co-operation agreement with the New Democratic Party to work together on common objectives during the 43rd Parliament. [7] [8]
Sonia Furstenau (born June 8, 1970) is a Canadian former politician who served leader of the Green Party of British Columbia from 2020 to 2025. She also served as the MLA for Cowichan Valley from 2017 to 2024, after she was defeated when unsuccessfully attempting to switch constituencies.
The direction of the party under Parker was set by many disgruntled ex–British Columbia New Democratic Party members, and the policies of the party under Parker were notably leftist. During Parker's second term as leader, the party rose to a peak of 11% in public opinion polls between 1996 and 1999, almost exclusively at the NDP's expense.
The Green Party of British Columbia held an election between September 5 and 13, 2020, to elect a leader to replace Andrew Weaver, who resigned on January 6, 2020, due to a personal health issue. [3] Adam Olsen was made interim leader shortly after Weaver's resignation. [4] Party members cast votes online and by telephone, using ranked ballots. [2]
Jeremy Valeriote is a member of the Green Party of British Columbia representing the riding of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. He was first elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was the first BC Green elected on the B.C. mainland.
The Green Party of British Columbia, a green centre-left, was led by Sonia Furstenau. It won 3 seats in the previous election but had been reduced to 2 seats by the time the 2020 election was called. The Green Party supported the minority NDP government by providing confidence and supply. It ran candidates in 74 out of the 87 ridings. [45]
Party Leader Deputy leader(s) Green Party of Canada: Elizabeth May: Rainbow Eyes Green Party of Alberta: Vacant [1] Vacant Green Party of British Columbia: Sonia Furstenau [2] Lisa Gunderson Green Party of Manitoba: Janine Gibson [3] Dennis Bayomi Green Party of New Brunswick: David Coon: Megan Mitton & Kevin Arseneau: Green Party of Nova ...
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Former Leader of the Green Party of British Columbia [63] F Paddy Weston Kimberley: City Councillor [64] F Michael Wiebe: Vancouver: Vancouver City Council [65] [66] F Blair Wilson: West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country: Member of Parliament Joined the Green Party in 2008 as a sitting ...