BC Conservatives Reverse NDP’s Lead in New Poll After Snap Election Call
A new poll from Angus Reid has the BC Conservatives with an eight-point lead over the BC NDP, reversing the incumbent’s advantage reported in polls prior to BC NDP Leader David Eby calling a snap election on Sept. 22. The poll, conducted Sept. 22 to 24, suggested that 43 percent of respondents among decided and leaning voters support the BC Conservatives, compared to 35 percent who say they support the provincial NDP. “The reversal of fortune for the BC NDP has been swift: as recently as ten days ago, the governing party had a slim four-point advantage over the BC Conservatives,” Angus Reid noted in a report on the poll released Sept. 24.
TL;DR
- BC Conservatives now lead the BC NDP by eight points in a new poll.
- This reverses the NDP's previous advantage reported before the snap election call.
- The poll was conducted by Angus Reid from September 22 to 24.
- 43% of decided and leaning voters support the BC Conservatives.
- 35% of decided and leaning voters support the BC NDP.