# B.C. Conservatives suffer another defection as seventh MLA leaves party this month

https://mins.news/en/video/39551

- Global News, 2026-09-01 01:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRwolilq3j4

> The B.C. Conservatives won 44 seats in the 2024 provincial election but have since seen their caucus shrink to 30 amid ideological differences and questions about the party’s direction under former leader John Rustad and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Chilliwack-Cultus MLA Áʼa꞉líya Warbus announced this week that she will sit as an independent, becoming the seventh MLA to leave the party this month.

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