Conservative Party of British Columbia

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The Conservative Party of British Columbia, commonly known as the BC Conservatives and colloquially known as the Tories, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. Since 2024, it has been the main rival to the governing British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and forms the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. In the first half of the 20th century, the Conservatives competed with the BC Liberal Party for power in the province. During this period, three party leaders served as premier of British Columbia: Richard McBride (1903–1915), William John Bowser (1915–1916), and Simon Fraser Tolmie (1928–1933). Royal Maitland and Herbert Anscomb served as deputy premiers, both during the coalition governments of the 1940s. The party's influence diminished in the second half of the century, with the Conservatives having only a minor presence in the legislature after the 1950s; they did not elect a member of the Legislative Assembly (or MLA) in...

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