The Conservative Party of British Columbia’s board of directors have appointed former BC Liberal MLA Lorne Doerkson as the party’s interim leader following former BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s resignation on Sunday.
Doerkson was first elected to the provincial legislature for Cariboo–Chilcotin as a BC Liberal in 2020. He was re-elected in 2024 after the BC Liberals rebranded as BC United.
In May of 2024, seeing where things were headed, Doerkson crossed the floor from BC United to the BC Conservative Party.
His latest appointment as interim leader came earlier today on X in a statement from Mauro Francis, the party’s president.
“We thank Lorne for stepping forward to serve during this important transition. Our caucus and Party will now move forward together, focused on providing strong opposition and representing British Columbians across the province,” Francis said in the statement.
According to the statement, the party caucus recommended Doerkson to take on the interim leadership of the party, and the party’s board of directors accepted the appointment.
Francis said the party would provide further information about the transition in “the coming days.”
The change in leadership comes amid speculation that NDP Premier David Eby could call a snap election.
