CP NewsAlert: Elenore Sturko loses seat for CentreBC in return to Surrey South

Canadian Press projections indicate that CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko has lost her attempt to reclaim her previous seat in Surrey South. The decision is based on her defeat by B.C. Conservative Megan Knight in the election. Sturko, a former RCMP officer, had been elected to the riding in 2022 as a B.C. Liberal and then joined the Conservatives in 2024 before switching to CentreBC along with seven other defections.

However, she was removed from the Conservatives due to a need for caucus unity. After sitting as an Independent, Sturko announced her move to CentreBC in September, joining several other Conservatives who later rejoined the party.