Move marks potential turning point in B.C. politics ahead of fall election
BC United MLA Elenore Sturko says she’s lost faith in her party’s ability to win the next election and is crossing the floor to join the upstart BC Conservatives — a stunning defection that serves as a major blow to United Leader Kevin Falcon and his party.
Sturko was elected in Surrey South as a BC Liberal in a 2022 by-election. She is the second United MLA in three days to defect to the Conservatives and leader John Rustad. “BC United was not able to be successful in finding a way to work together, and at a certain point I had to make a decision for myself,” said Sturko.
A former RCMP officer, leader in the LGBTQ+ community and top critic on major issues like decriminalization and safe supply, Sturko’s credibility had been a driving force for United on the key files of mental health, addictions, crime and public safety. Conservatives have also targeted Sturko in the past. In 2022, Paul Ratchford, then a regional organizer for the party and now its Vancouver-Point Grey candidate, called her a “woke, lesbian, social justice warrior” in a social media post.
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