The confidence vote comes following calls for May to be replaced in the name of 'renewal'
Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May passed the latest leadership review with just over 80 per cent support, according to the results announced by the party on Oct. 1.
The party has not released any numbers on voter turnout, and it is unclear how many members participated in the vote.
In August, a group of Green Party members launched the Campaign for GPC Renewal and penned an open letter urging fellow party members to vote against May in the leadership review.
The open letter stressed the importance of "renewal" and said it was time for May to "open the way for others to lead."
May has been the leader of the Green Party for a total of 16 years since she first assumed leadership in 2006.
The campaign's calls for May's resignation come following the fact that May already resigned leadership of the party once in 2019. However, May was elected back into the position in 2022 following the resignation of her successor, Annamie Paul.
Although May returned to co-lead the party with Jonathan Pedneault, she became the sole leader again when Pedneault resigned from co-leadership in April 2025 after he failed to secure a seat in Parliament.
May emailed members of the Green Party in August to share her intention to step down as party leader before the next election, but the campaign believes the party needs new voices and emphasized that May has not officially resigned.
In her address to the public, May agreed with the campaign messaging about the need for a "renewal" within the Green Party and emphasized her enthusiasm to pass on leadership when a candidate is found.
She also addressed the skepticism some have expressed about her intended resignation, calling the concerns "absolutely ridiculous."
"Yes, it's not the first time I said I'm stepping down," May said. "But I've never said I was going to and not done it."
Sally Ji is a Kwantlen Polytechnic University practicum student working with Black Press Media.