Former Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay won the B.C. Conservative leadership race on May 30 on the fourth ballot in a close contest that saw her secure 51 percent of the vote, with runner-up Caroline Elliott receiving 49 percent.
Coming in third was MLA Iain Black, followed by entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer in fourth and former MLA Peter Milobar, the party announced at a leadership convention in Vancouver.
According to party rules, a candidate must secure more than 50 percent of the vote to win. The closely contested race went to four rounds of voting, with the lowest-ranked candidate eliminated each round until one candidate passed the 50 percent threshold….