BC Conservative voting opens: OneBC’s accord watch enters decision week
May 23, 2026 · iVoteOneBC research desk
The BC Conservative leadership vote opened Saturday, May 23 at 8:00 a.m. and runs until Friday, May 29 at 8:00 a.m. For Dallas Brodie and OneBC supporters, that turns the reported Brodie–Fulmer accord into a live file: the May 30 result determines whether the pact can move from written pledge to practical anti-NDP strategy.
What is verified today
- The Conservative Party of BC says voting is electronic through Simply Voting, opens May 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m., and closes May 29, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
- The party lists five contestants on the ballot: Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Yuri Fulmer, and Peter Milobar.
- The party says results will be announced at the May 30, 2026 Leadership Convention.
- Public reporting from March says Dallas Brodie and Yuri Fulmer announced a “Unite the Right Accord” intended to avoid vote-splitting if Fulmer wins the leadership.
Why this matters for OneBC
OneBC is still an independent party. That matters. The strongest supporter case for the accord is not blind partisanship; it is discipline. If a centre-right coalition wants to defeat David Eby’s NDP, it has to prove it can focus fire, protect strong local voices, and stop handing seats away through avoidable vote-splitting.
Reporting on the accord says OneBC would stand down in most ridings if Fulmer becomes BC Conservative leader, while Conservatives would step aside in five targeted ridings for OneBC. Those ridings have not been publicly finalized in the sources reviewed by this site, so iVoteOneBC will not guess.
The result is a clear decision-week test: if Fulmer wins, the accord becomes a major alliance file to track. If another candidate wins, the reported deal does not automatically take effect, and OneBC supporters will need to watch how the new leader handles unity, property rights, DRIPA, parental rights, taxes, and free-speech conservatives.
The Dallas Brodie angle
Dallas Brodie’s value in this moment is clarity. She has put OneBC’s priorities in public view: lower taxes, property rights, democratic reform, education choice, safer communities, and a province-first standard inside the Legislature. The leadership vote does not change OneBC’s independence, but it may decide whether those priorities get a structured alliance path in the next provincial election.
That is why this site will track the May 23–29 vote window, the May 30 result, and any confirmed follow-up from OneBC, Dallas Brodie, Yuri Fulmer, or the new BC Conservative leader.