Another poll suggests NDP and BC Conservatives are tied ahead of Oct. 19 election

Another poll conducted in the aftermath of BC United’s decision to suspend its campaign has found the NDP and BC Conservatives just about tied a month before the election.

Mainstreet Research’s survey puts the NDP on 36 per cent and the Conservatives on 38.

Close to a fifth (18 per cent) of those polled said they remain undecided, while six per cent said they’d back the Greens.

Mainstreet conducted the poll by phone between Sept. 13 and Sept. 15, using a sample of 877 British Columbian adults.

Among only those who said they’d decided who they’re voting for, 46 per cent said they’re going to back the Conservatives while 44 per cent said they’ll vote for the NDP. Another seven per cent said they’re backing the Greens.

When asked if they believe it’s time for a change of government in BC, 57 per cent of all participants in the poll said yes.

Only 28 per cent said no, while 15 per cent said they didn’t know.

Earlier this week another polling company, Research Co., released its own post-BC United withdrawal survey.

That poll painted a very similar picture of the lay of the land in BC ahead of the Oct. 19 election: the NDP on 44 per cent, the Conservatives on 42.

An earlier poll – also conducted after the BC United announcement – found Premier David Eby’s party had a one-point advantage.

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