VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says his party members have given him a "mandate to lead" with 70.66 per cent of party members voting to support his leadership.

The party said in a statement Monday that 1,268 members voted in the review, where Rustad secured support in 78 out of the 93 ridings.

Rustad said in the statement the process has localized democracy and allowed all the members to not only vote on the review, but share their concerns with him directly.

“I believe the members have given me a mandate to lead and I believe British Columbians are hungry for an unapologetic common sense Conservative government. We will make it happen,” he said.

The announcement ends a process that started in the spring with an automatic leadership review following an elec

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