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2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election

2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
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Previous leader

Jeremy Valeriote (interim)


2025 Green Party of British Columbia leadership election
DateSeptember 23, 2025
Resigning leaderSonia Furstenau
Entrance fee$21,000[1]
Spending limit$200,000[1]
Green Party of British Columbia leadership elections
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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.[2][3] Jeremy Valeriote was made interim leader following Furstenau's resignation.[4]

Timeline

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2024

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2025

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  • January 28 – Furstenau resigns. Valeriote is appointed interim leader.[2][4]
  • February 27 – Candidate nomination period opens.[1]
  • June 14 – Candidate nomination period closes.[1]
  • July 2 – Jonathan Kerr declares candidacy.
  • July 3 – Emily Lowan declares candidacy.
  • July 8 – Adam Bremner-Akins declares candidacy.
  • August 10 – Deadline to register to vote.[1]
  • September 13 – Online voting period opens in the evening.[1]
  • September 23 – Voting period ends at 11:59 p.m. (PDT)[1]
  • September 24 – Election results to be announced.[1]

Candidates

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Declared

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Jonathan Kerr

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Background: Comox councillor, family doctor, and vice-chair of the Comox Valley Regional District
Date announced: July 2, 2025[10]
Website: Website
Policies:
  • Ban wood burning stoves, increase penalties for burning wood [11][12]
Endorsements of Jonathan Kerr
Provincial politicians
Municipal politicians

Emily Lowan

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Background: Climate justice organizer and investigative researcher
Date announced: July 3, 2025[19]
Website: Website
Endorsements of Emily Lowan
Individuals
Municipal politicians

Adam Bremner-Akins

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Background: 2024 BC Green candidate in Port Coquitlam, former BC Green Party provincial councillor (2021–2025), former BC Green party secretary (2024–2025)[25]
Date announced: July 8, 2025[26]
Website : Website
Endorsements of Adam Bremner-Akins
Individuals
  • Dave Wharton, President of the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC and Director on the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC[27]
Federal politicians
Municipal politicians

Declined

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "2025 Leadership Contest". Green Party of British Columbia. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d DeRosa, Katie; Kurjata, Andrew (January 28, 2025). "Sonia Furstenau stepping down as B.C. Green Party leader". CBC News. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Marcy (January 28, 2025). "B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau stepping down". Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Madtha, Rippon (January 28, 2025). "Sonia Furstenau Steps Down as Leader of the BC Greens". BC Green Party. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Kulkarni, Akshay (October 22, 2024). "B.C. Greens mull role of potential kingmaker after tight election". CBC News. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Final Count Complete". Elections BC. October 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sonia Furstenau staying on as B.C. Greens leader, party says". CBC News. October 22, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ^ Larsen, Karin (December 13, 2024). "B.C. NDP and B.C. Greens announce co-operation agreement". CBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ^ BC Government News (December 12, 2024). "Agreement in Principle: Term Sheet for Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord" (PDF). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ^ Lazenby, Alec (July 2, 2025). "Comox councillor steps forward as leadership candidate for B.C. Greens". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  11. ^ https://breathecleanair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Candidate-Responses-on-Air-Quality-COMOX.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  12. ^ https://breathecleanair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-byelection-Candidate-RESULTS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  16. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  17. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  18. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  19. ^ "Instagram".
  20. ^ a b "Endorsements". Emily Lowan for BC Greens. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  21. ^ Shaw, Rob (August 5, 2025). "Emily Lowan endorsed by Gabor Maté in BC Green leadership race". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  22. ^ "Instagram".
  23. ^ "Emily Lowan endorsed by Grand Chief Stewart Phillip in BC Green leadership race". Facebook. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "HUGE! Thrilled to be endorsed by @Seanorr!..." X.com. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  25. ^ Website
  26. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  27. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  28. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  29. ^ "Endorsements". Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  30. ^ a b Shaw, Rob (January 29, 2025). "BC Greens ghosted by their own MLAs". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  31. ^ Depner, Wolf (January 29, 2025). "Former B.C. Green Leader Weaver says Furstenau quitting was right thing to do". Campbell River Mirror. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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