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BC United leader Kevin Falcon makes the unprecedented decision to suspend the party's election campaign and urge supporters to vote BC Conservative, effectively ending the party.
Seven BC United MLAs formally join the BC Conservative caucus. The mass migration fundamentally reshapes BC politics, replacing one centre-right party with another.
As BC United collapsed, seven more MLAs followed Banman to the BC Conservatives throughout 2024.
Most were re-elected as BC Conservatives. BC United effectively ceased to exist.
The collapse of BC United and the migration of seven MLAs to the BC Conservatives was unprecedented — an entire party essentially dissolved itself, urging its supporters to vote for a rival. Kevin Falcon's decision to suspend the campaign was an admission that the right-of-centre vote could not sustain two parties. The mass crossing completed the realignment that Banman's 2023 crossing had begun, creating a new two-party dynamic in BC politics.
Crossing the Floor. (2024). 7 BC United MLAs: BC United to BC Conservative (2024). Retrieved 2026-06-07, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/7-bc-united-mlas-2024
BC United → BC Conservative
Same party switch