With less than a week until the provincial election, another poll was recently released by Angus Reid, highlighting the fact that the BC NDP still trail the Conservatives, although the Conservative Party’s lead has shrunk a tiny bit.
Angus Reid says that the two-way race is narrowing as the campaigns enter the final days, ahead of election night on Oct. 24.
As of today, the Conservatives (46 per cent) hold a three-point lead over the BC NDP (43 per cent).
Angus Reid calls it a “margin that amounts to a statistical tie after the New Democrats clawed back support following a rocky start to the campaign.”
“Amid this spinning of political plates, the non-partisan, not-for-profit Angus Reid Institute finds an electorate indicating a narrowing race based on vote preference, while also suggesting noticeable differences in the level of retention and certainty between the two main parties vying to form government,” Angus Reid states.
It adds, “But beyond the headline vote numbers, indications suggest the incumbent New Democrats, who called the election, face a tougher task in securing their support and getting voters to the polls on Oct. 24, amid greater uncertainty and weaker voter retention than their Conservative rivals.”
The Angus Reid poll found that there are more “locked-in” or certain Conservative voters (73 per cent) than both the BC NDP (54 per cent) and the BC Greens (41 per cent).
While many on social media thought that BC Greens leader Emily Lowan fared well in the debate among the three B.C. leaders, since Angus Reid’s last poll, voter intention has dropped for BC Greens voters from 12 per cent on Sept. 24 to 7 per cent on Oct. 5, and slightly up to 8 per cent on Oct. 19.
Speaking of the debate, Angus Reid asked voters how their opinions of the leaders changed since the debate, and the reviews for BC NDP leader David Eby have worsened.
Meanwhile, 25 per cent of respondents said that their view of Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson improved, while 25 per cent said it has worsened.
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Angus Reid asked respondents who would make the best premier, and there was no clear answer among those polled.
According to respondents, 36 per cent said it would be Doerkson, 34 per cent said Eby, and 30 per cent said neither.
For this poll, Angus Reid surveyed a randomized sample of 793 adults in B.C., with a margin of error of +/- three percentage points.
You can read Angus Reid’s full polling results on its website.
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