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Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott will run in election

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 26). Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott will run in election. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/former-b-c-conservative-leadership-candidate-caroline-elliott-will-run-in-election/article_36629a33-962c-5f6c-acd7-59b3dc92c3e2.html

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Caroline Elliott, who narrowly lost the B.C. Conservative Party leadership race in May, will run in the upcoming provincial election on October 24 for the West Vancouver-Capilano riding. This decision follows recent resignations and expulsions within the party, including Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s departure after she initially won the leadership contest but later declined to run due to an early election call by NDP Leader David Eby. Elliott joins Peter Milobar as one of the former leadership candidates who will participate in the election, facing existing Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote in her riding.

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Caroline Elliott, a former B.C. Conservative Party leadership candidate who narrowly lost to Kerry-Lynne Findlay in the May leadership race by just 2%, will run for the party in the upcoming provincial election on October 24 in West Vancouver-Capilano. This riding was previously won by Conservative Lynne Block in the 2024 election, but Elliott is now running there while Block has shifted to North Vancouver-Seymour against New Democrat Susie Chant. Findlay stepped down from her leadership role amid party turmoil and announced she would not be contesting the upcoming election after NDP Leader David Eby called for a snap vote. Elliott is one of five former leadership candidates who have confirmed they will run in their respective ridings, alongside Harman Bhangu, Bruce Banman, Sheldon Clare, and Steve Kooner, marking a significant effort to bolster Conservative representation despite internal challenges.

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Conservative NORP · 6× Conservatives NORP · 4× Findlay PERSON · 3× B.C. GPE · 2× Chapman PERSON · 2× Elliott PERSON · 2× OneBC ORG · 2× Sturko PERSON · 2× B.C. Conservative Party ORG · 1× VANCOUVER GPE · 1×

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Former leadership candidates Harman Bhangu, Bruce Banman, Sheldon Clare and Steve Kooner are also running again for their seats, while leadership finalist Iain Black was seen with interim leader Lorne Doerkson during his introduction but has had no announcement yet.

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🔮 The woman who came within a whisker of the B.C. Conservative Party leadership will be running for the party in the Oct. 24 provincial election in the riding in West Vancouver-Capilano.

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Former B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Elliott will run in election · assertive framing

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The woman who came within a whisker of the B.C. Conservative Party leadership will be running for the party in the Oct. 24 provincial election in the riding in West Vancouver-Capilano. asserted

who → come → Capilano

Caroline Elliott lost to Kerry-Lynne Findlay in May in the final run-off to the leadership race, with official results showing her just two per cent behind the winner. uncertain

her → lose → winner

Findlay quit the party last week amid a series of departures and expulsions of sitting members and said she wouldn’t be running for the provincial Conservatives after NDP Leader David Eby set off the early election call. asserted

Eby → quit → call

Elliott announced she’s running in a riding that was won by Conservative Lynne Block in the 2024 election, while Block will be running in North Vancouver-Seymour, whose incumbent is New Democrat Susie Chant. asserted

incumbent → announce → Seymour

Elliott becomes the second of the five final Conservative leadership contestants to announce they’ll run in the snap election, joining former legislator Peter Milobar, who will be running again in Kamloops-Centre. asserted

who → become → Centre

Black → run → announcement

B.C. Conservatives, meanwhile, nominated Ayla Dumais to run in West Vancouver-Sea To Sky, where she will go up against incumbent B.C. Green MLA Jeremy Valeriote. asserted

she → nominate → Valeriote

He won that riding two years ago ahead of Conservative candidate Yuri Fulmer, who also ran for the party’s leadership. asserted

who → win → leadership

Fulmer later rallied to the defence of Findlay, saying in late August that he was proud to stand with her. asserted

he → rally → her

The entrepreneur did not immediately respond to questions about his plans. asserted

entrepreneur → respond → plans

Warren Hamm, who was the first Conservative leadership candidate to declare his intentions in late 2025, is running for OneBC in Penticton-Summerland. asserted

who → declare → Summerland

Hamm is among four official candidates running for the right-wing party under the leadership of former Conservative MLA Dallas Brodie. asserted

Hamm → run → Brodie

Other OneBC candidates include Findlay’s husband Brent Chapman, who will be running in Surrey South, which he won for the Conservatives in 2024. asserted

he → include → 2024

Chapman will face Elenore Sturko, the leader of CentreBC and current White Rock Mayor Megan Knight, who will be running for the Conservatives. asserted

who → face → Conservatives

“I’m embarrassed by the fact that he has been my MLA, and I plan to remedy that,” Sturko said in a statement. asserted

Sturko → ’m → statement

In 2024, Chapman was among 13 Conservative MLAs, who called on then former leader John Rustad to discipline Sturko for comments she had made about a former Vancouver Police Board member. asserted

she → call → member

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press