2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
| country = British Columbia
| type = primary
| ongoing = yes
| vote_type = Popular
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| previous_election = 2020 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election =
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| turnout =
| election_date = September 23, 2025
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| title = leader
| posttitle = Elected leader
| before_election = Jeremy Valeriote (interim)
| after_election =
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}}
{{Infobox leadership election
| colour = {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green}}
| party = Green Party of British Columbia
| year = 2025
| logo = BCGreenslogo.svg
| location =
| replaces = Sonia Furstenau
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| date = September 23, 2025
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The Green Party of British Columbia will hold an election from September 13 to 23, 2025 to elect a leader to replace Sonia Furstenau, who announced her resignation on January 28, 2025.{{cite news |last1=DeRosa |first1=Katie |last2=Kurjata |first2=Andrew |date=28 January 2025 |title=Sonia Furstenau stepping down as B.C. Green Party leader |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-green-party-new-leader-sonia-furstenau-1.7443098 |work=CBC News |access-date=28 January 2025}}{{cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Marcy |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-green-party-leader-sonia-furstenau-stepping-down/ |title=B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau stepping down |date=28 January 2025 |work=Globe and Mail |access-date=28 January 2025}} Jeremy Valeriote was made interim leader following Furstenau's resignation.{{Cite web |last=Madtha |first=Rippon |date=2025-01-28 |title=Sonia Furstenau Steps Down as Leader of the BC Greens |url=https://bcgreens2024.ca/sonia-furstenau-steps-down-as-leader-of-the-bc-greens/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=BC Green Party |language=en-US}}
Timeline
=2024=
- October 19 – The 2024 British Columbia general election is held.{{Cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Akshay |date=22 October 2024 |title=B.C. Greens mull role of potential kingmaker after tight election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-greens-bc-election-2024-1.7359148 |access-date=30 January 2025 |work=CBC News}} The Greens elect two members.{{cite web|url=https://elections.bc.ca/news/2024-final-count-complete/|title=Final Count Complete|publisher=Elections BC|date=28 October 2024}} Sonia Furstenau is defeated in Victoria-Beacon Hill but remains party leader.{{Cite news |date=22 October 2024 |title=Sonia Furstenau staying on as B.C. Greens leader, party says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sonia-furestenau-green-leader-1.7359914 |access-date=29 January 2025 |work=CBC News}}
- December 12 – The Greens reach a co-operation agreement with the New Democratic Party to work together on common objectives during the 43rd Parliament.{{Cite news |last=Larsen |first=Karin |date=13 December 2024 |title=B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-poli-ndp-greens-cooperation-agreement-1.7409999 |access-date=29 January 2025 |work=CBC News}}{{Cite web |last=BC Government News |date=12 December 2024 |title=Agreement in Principle: Term Sheet for Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/Agreement%20in%20Principle.pdf |website=Government of British Columbia |access-date=29 January 2025 |language=en-US}}
=2025=
- January 28 – Furstenau resigns. Valeriote is appointed interim leader.
- February 27 – Candidate nomination period opens.{{cite web |date= |title=2025 Leadership Contest |url=https://bcgreens.ca/leadership-contest/ |access-date=May 11, 2025 |website=Green Party of British Columbia}}
- June 14 – Candidate nomination period closes.
- August 10 – Deadline to register to vote.
- September 13 – Online voting period opens in the evening.
- September 23 – Voting period ends at 11:59 p.m. (PDT)
- September 24 – Election results announced.
Candidates
=Declined=
- Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands (2024–present){{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Rob |date=29 January 2025 |title=BC Greens ghosted by their own MLAs |url=https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-bc-greens-ghosted-by-their-own-mlas-10148112 |work=Business in Vancouver |access-date=29 January 2025}}
- Jeremy Valeriote, MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (2024–present)
- Andrew Weaver, Leader of the Green Party of British Columbia (2015–2020), MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head (2013–2020){{cite news |last=Depner |first=Wolf |date=29 January 2025 |title=Former B.C. Green Leader Weaver says Furstenau quitting was right thing to do |url=https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/former-bc-green-leader-weaver-says-furstenau-quitting-was-right-thing-to-do-7789277 |work=Campbell River Mirror |access-date=31 January 2025}}
References
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