VICTORIA — The emotions were still raw at the British Columbia Legislature on Thursday, after the bombshell announcement that the Official Opposition BC United would not contest the fall election.
Veteran members and neophyte nominees alike ended their candidacies — expressing various degrees of shock and enthusiasm over Wednesday's stunning developments that had thrown their political plans into disarray.
But there are only 93 ridings up for grabs and BC United and the Conservatives have jointly listed 140 candidates, meaning that the unified list of nominees must be reduced by a minimum of 47. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone had earlier told a news conference in Kamloops he would not be seeking re-election and urged supporters to instead back Conservative candidate Ward Stamer, mayor of nearby Barriere.
He had said Wednesday that everybody in the BC United caucus and party staff were"blindsided" by the day's events, which were arranged in secrecy the night before between Rustad and Falcon. Elections BC reports that 30 BC United candidates and 64 B.C. Conservative candidates have submitted nomination papers.
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