New poll shows BC Conservatives ahead of the NDP

A new poll asking British Columbians who they support suggests shows the BC Conservatives ahead of the governing New Democratic Party (NDP).

According to Mainstreet Research, John Rustad’s BC Conservatives now have 38.9 per cent support from B.C. residents, followed by Premier David Eby’s NDP at 36.2 per cent.

This is the first time the NDP has come behind the Conservatives.

Kevin Falcon’s BC United are a distant third with 15.3 per cent support, while the Green Party sits at 6.7 per cent.

“The latest snapshot of the BC political landscape paints a grim scene for Kevin Falcon and the BC United Party,” said Quito Maggi, president and CEO of Mainstreet Research.

“It’s unlikely they would have enough time to recover before the next election.”

Maggi says anything could happen with people’s votes.

“I’ve seen a couple of projections with numbers that say the NDP would still win the most seats and get a majority. I’ve seen a couple of other models showing the opposite and the conservatives would win the most seats,” he said.

“A poll is a snapshot in time.”

The survey also asked who British Columbians would vote for if a federal election were held today. Pierre Poillievre and the Conservatives received 55.8 per cent support.

Justin Trudeau and the Liberals received 17.8 per cent, and Jagmeet Singh with the NDP received 15.8 per cent.

The provincial election is set for October 19th.

-With files from John Ackermann.