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In a recent poll conducted by Angus Reid, 43% of leaning and decided voters in British Columbia said they intend to vote for the BC Conservatives, marking an increase of 6 percentage points from just nine days prior. This shift has put the BC NDP at 35%, down from their previous advantage over the Conservatives, while the Green Party remains steady at 12%. The poll highlights voter dissatisfaction with NDP Leader David Eby, with 65% of respondents believing he prioritizes staying in power over the province's interests, a sentiment shared by 71% of BC Conservative voters and 52% of BC NDP supporters who feel the election timing is premature. Despite the Conservatives' lead, Shachi Kurl, president of Angus Reid, noted that about half of British Columbians are unsure if the Conservatives are ready to govern.
Written for “BC Election Polls” on 2026-10-05,
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As the snap election gets underway, a new poll suggests the public could be souring on NDP Leader David Eby and the party.
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Forty-three per cent of leaning and decided voters in the Angus Reid poll released Thursday said they intend to vote for the BC Conservatives, up six points in just nine days.
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As recently as 10 days ago, a poll found that the BC NDP had a slim four-point advantage over the BC Conservatives.
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Sixty-five per cent of respondents say Eby is putting staying in power over the province’s interests while 21 per cent disagree.
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The timing of the snap election may be contributing to the backlash.
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Two-thirds of the province say it’s “too soon” to be going to the polls, including 71 per cent of BC Conservative voters while half of BC NDP voters, 52 per cent, say that as well.
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One-in-five people polled said they are still undecided about their vote choice and 35 per cent say they are “very certain” about which party they will support.
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However, as Angus Reid president Shachi Kurl points out, not all of the data is good news for the BC Conservatives.
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What’s really notable here is that despite the fact that the BC Conservatives have a not-insignificant lead over the BC NDP, you still have about half of British Columbians expressing concern that they’re not ready to govern,” she said.
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“And that includes about a fifth of their own party, their own base.”
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Thirty-three per cent of poll respondents said they had a favourable view of Eby, while 61 per cent have an unfavourable view.
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Twenty-five per cent view interim BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson favourably, 36 per cent unfavourably and 40 per cent don’t know enough about him to have an opinion.
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The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) conducted an online survey from Sept. 22 to 24, 2026, among a randomized sample of 801 British Columbian adults.
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Respondents are drawn from the Angus Reid Forum.
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The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to region, gender, age, household income, and education, based on the Canadian census.
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For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/– 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI.
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