Liberals and NDP in dead heat according to new poll
VANCOUVER — A new poll done for Global News shows that the result of a snap election in B.C. would be just as close as the outcome of May’s provincial election if it were to happen in the next few weeks or months.
The new poll by Ipsos Reid found that support for New Democrats and Liberals has not changed much since last month’s historically close election. Forty-two per cent of decided voters supported the NDP while 40 per cent backed the Liberals. The Green Party had the support of 15 per cent while two per cent backed other parties.
Most respondents said they would continue to support the party they voted for in May’s election if a snap election were to occur in the coming days. Ninety-four per cent of those who supported the NDP and 93 per cent of Liberal backers said they would vote the same way in an upcoming election.
More Green Party supporters seemed to have had a change of heart. Seventy-five per cent of respondents who backed the Greens in last month’s election said they would do the same in the next election. Thirteen per cent of Green supporters said they would switch their vote to the NDP while 11 per cent would support the Liberals, though those numbers had a small sample size.