Karin Kirkpatrick

Karin Kirkpatrick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Capilano as a member of BC United. She served as the Official Opposition critic for Education, Children, Family Development, and Childcare. She served as the Shadow Minister for Housing, Childcare, Autism & Accessibility, Gender Equity & Inclusion.

After running as an independent in 2024, Kirkpatrick founded the CentreBC provincial political party after Kevin Falcon refused to resign as the leader of BC United. The party was registered with Elections BC on March 28, 2025.

Background On February 8, 2024, she announced she would stand down at the 2024 British Columbia general election.

On September 16, 2024, she announced she would re-enter the campaign as an independent, citing disapproval with Kevin Falcon's decision to suspend the BC United campaign, and endorse the BC Conservatives. In the 2024 British Columbia general election, she was unseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Lynne Block.

On June 20, 2026, Kirkpatrick stepped down as party leader of CentreBC.

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