B.C. Conservatives strip Independent Penticton MLA Boultbee\u2019s membership<\/p>\n
Published 8:50 pm Sunday, May 10, 2026<\/p>\n
Half a year after Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee exited the B.C. Conservative party and became an Independent, the Conservitives have stripped her of her membership.<\/p>\n
In a post to social media on May 8, Boultbee shared that the party\u2019s board cancelled her membership following her vote to send the controversial bill on Freedom of Information requests to the committee for review and debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir position is that I violated the bylaw they cited for \u2018publicly supporting another political party\u2019 when I voted to take a bill on FOI to committee,\u201d Boultbee said. \u201cThe B.C. Conservative leadership and board members who are making these decisions are deeply unserious.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her social media post, she said that she remains focused on representing her constituents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe economy, private property rights, lack of healthcare, and public safety are provincial emergencies, and my focus will remain there,\u201d Boultbee said.<\/p>\n
In addition to Boultbee, MLA Eleanore Sturko, who also sits as an Independent after being ousted from the B.C. Conservatives voted in support of sending the FOI bill to committee.<\/p>\n