Overview

• Only 1,268 members voted, about 15% of more than 8,000 in good standing, according to the party.
• Rustad won in 78 of 93 ridings, lost in 10, tied in three, and two ridings recorded no votes.
• Members approved his 11‑point leadership pledge with roughly 80% support, including policies on crime, schools, property rights, taxes, immigration and healthcare.
• The party says about 2,100 suspicious memberships in Kelowna were cancelled before voting, and several staffers and treasurer Robert McRudden have left their roles.
• An official returning officer, Mark Robertson, administered the review with an impartial third party counting ballots, as Rustad prepares to meet a divided caucus after some MLAs previously urged his resignation.