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B.C. Conservatives pledge bill to separate municipal, provincial elections

Lorne Doerkson says a Conservative government would bar provincial votes within 60 days of local elections.

Sources: Trail Times, Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Nelson Star, Vernon Morning Star and 3 more7 sources ↓|· 1 min read

KEY POINTS

  • Conservatives promise bill banning provincial elections within 60 days of municipal votes
  • Snap provincial election set for Oct. 24, one week after local elections
  • Doerkson says overlap swallows local campaigns and costs over $80 million
  • NDP accuses Conservatives of seeking election during confidence votes
  • Conservatives hold slim polling lead over NDP after leadership change

B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson promised Wednesday that if his party wins the Oct. 24 snap election, he will introduce legislation to prevent provincial and municipal election periods from overlapping. The proposed "Respect Local Democracy Act" would prohibit scheduled or snap provincial elections from being held within 60 days of local votes.

Doerkson argued the current provincial campaign has overshadowed municipal races, saying candidates for city hall and school boards deserve their own platform to discuss health care, public safety and cost-of-living issues. Premier David Eby called the snap election two years early, one week after municipal elections are scheduled.

“The provincial campaign has swallowed the local one.”

— Lorne Doerkson, B.C. Conservative Leader

Doerkson labelled the decision "cynical" and "irresponsible," noting the vote will likely cost the province more than $80 million at a time of record deficits and emergency-room closures. The NDP responded by accusing Doerkson of distracting from Conservative platform promises they say would require health-care cuts, and noted Conservative MLAs repeatedly tried to force an election during confidence votes.

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