The Recall Tara Armstrong campaign is a grassroots, community-driven effort based in the Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream electoral district. Our work is fueled by residents who believe their MLA should be transparent, accountable, and willing to engage openly with the people she represents.
During the 2024 provincial election, Tara Armstrong ran as a BC Conservative. Within six months of being elected, she left the party, sat briefly as an independent, and then co-founded a new political party—OneBC—alongside MLA Dallas Brodie. Since forming this party, Armstrong and Brodie have introduced several controversial bills that target trans youth, undermine Indigenous rights, and disregard evidence-based public education. Armstrong also declined to participate in public debates and avoided media engagement during her campaign, limiting opportunities for voters to understand her positions.
This campaign brings together community members who are concerned about these actions and want to ensure that their elected representative reflects the values, rights, and diversity of the region. We are committed to building a strong, well-organized volunteer network ahead of the earliest date a recall application can be filed: April 20, 2026.
Once Elections BC approves a recall petition, we will have only 60 days to collect more than 18,000 valid signatures from registered voters in the district. Achieving this requires substantial preparation, broad participation, and a coordinated team ready to mobilize the moment approval is granted.
Together, we are working to ensure accountability in public office and to uphold the principles of inclusion, transparency, and respectful community representation.
Please reach us using the contact us form below if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Only voters who were registered to vote in the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream electoral district in the October 2024 provincial election are eligible to sign an official recall petition. (See the attached map.) Additionally, on the date a voter signs a recall petition, the individual must be a registered voter in British Columbia.
You can’t sign the petition until the recall process has been approved by Elections BC. This will be some time after April 20, 2026, 18 months after the provincial election. We will post petition signing locations if/when we have the petition process approved. Please see the button above for a mailing list signup form. Signing up to the mailing list will ensure you get emails informing you about the recall initiative and when/where you can sign the official petition.
The campaign is looking for volunteers for various roles, but primarily for convassers. See the button on this page above to go to the sign up form.
You can volunteer on the recall team. Please see the button above for the signup form.
As soon as we have further information from Elections BC about recall campaign financing rules we will post information about how to donate. Please see the pinned/featured post in this group for a mailing list signup form. Signing up to the mailing list will ensure you get emails informing you about the recall initiative and when and how donations may be made.
When Elections BC receives a recall petition with the required number of signatures, they begin a structured verification process. First, officials check each signature to confirm that it belongs to a registered voter in the electoral district and that it was signed within the official 60-day collection period. This verification stage can take up to 42 days.
If the petition is confirmed to have enough valid signatures, Elections BC notifies the MLA and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. At that point, the MLA is officially recalled, and their seat becomes vacant. A by-election must then be called within 90 days to fill the seat, giving voters the opportunity to choose a new representative.
You can find out which electoral district (riding) you are in by going to the Elections BC My District App
People who support any political party that oppose the positions of Tara Armstrong and OneBC are welcome and should feel safe participating. This initiative is not backed by any political parties.