As the snap election gets underway, a new poll suggests the public could be souring on NDP Leader David Eby and the party.
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.
As recently as 10 days ago, a poll found that the BC NDP had a slim four-point advantage over the BC Conservatives.
The BC NDP are now down six points at 35 per cent while the Greens are at 12 per cent.
Sixty-five per cent of respondents say Eby is putting staying in power over the province’s interests while 21 per cent disagree.
The timing of the snap election may be contributing to the backlash.
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.
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.
“And that includes about a fifth of their own party, their own base.”
Thirty-three per cent of poll respondents said they had a favourable view of Eby, while 61 per cent have an unfavourable view.
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.
The Angus Reid Institute (ARI) conducted an online survey from Sept. 22 to 24, 2026, among a randomized sample of 801 British Columbian adults. Respondents are drawn from the Angus Reid Forum. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to region, gender, age, household income, and education, based on the Canadian census.
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. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI.
50 seats will do it but let’s go for 80!
I get a kick of all the ALBERTANS who move here and instantly criticize and have an opinion. Have ALL the answers. Been here for 6 min and know everything. Shut up. Go back to your hayfields. We wouldn’t move there and start telling you not to marry your cousin!
Conservatives are all mentally ill. Period. End of Conversation. No hope. Nothing but hype. Why do we keep pretending they bring anything to the table?! Nothing hut b.s. and false hope.
You think it’s bad here, just look at the NDP’s own facebook sites. They post a few stories everyday now, and they get completely destroyed in the comments sections. On their own Facebook pages. It’s over for the Dippers. What a joke!
NDP you rock
Eby is showing his true colors what kind of an idiot with 2 yrs left to a majority government would call an election. Total waste of money and Eby has to go by any means possible. I hope this backfires and the bastard is thrown out to the curb where he belongs
I cant stand the NDP.Always catering to the Natives,drowning the Province in debt,pushing the Climate B.S. and always catering to the Natives. (Yes I said that twice because it really irritates me. )
good, the NDP needs the boot
And to add insult to hardship, please don’t show me that guy in a safety vest again, that’s an insult to the guy that has to ware one for at least 8 hours a day
this is one for all you hater’s, if you think an all rookie line up of others can dig this province out of dept, you are delusional. this will cost the BC tax payer like never before and the the new government(most likely a minority) will just keep blaming the previous leader.
We are screwed any way we vote.
Caroline Elliot should run against Eby in his riding and knock him out!
At AM
Of course f’n not.
Go Cons Go !!! 80 seats or more!
I’ve lived in BC a long time and I have to say in all those years Pm’s have come and gone but I honestly cannot think of a worse PM than Eby and I’m including all political parties in my thoughts.
Time to show Eby the door get out and vote.
I’m wondering where the objective unbiased news reports are. Voters you now have the opportunity to make your voice heard, municipally and provincially . Just remember what a municipality can’t do would traditionally be taken up provincially. I’m looking at the strategic decision made by the NDP party to call an election and calling it a wise move.
Let’s give the other side time to put out the dumpster fire in their party, maybe 4 years?
Let’s not forget Eby’s recent vote buying stunt. Parents had been begging him to fund a $400K treatment for their sick child with a rare disease. He couldn’t be bothered, until he called the snap election! That’s beyond pathetic, but glad the child will get the treatment they NEED.
This election is going to be fun to watch. What a trainwreck the NDP are, and Eby is the one that started up the Engine. I hope you NDP voters manage to jump off before it leaps the tracks completely – some of you can’t be that stupid.
Gee, I’m just reading these comments from BC residents (I’m not), and can’t help but notice the similarities of your comments about Eby and those of other Canadians about Carney. I hope you folks pointing out all the damage he has done to BC, don’t vote liberal federally.
At Alison Johns
Come to West Vancouver and the North Shore.
Here are some numbers for you.
Six Months ago 90% of MLAs who actually “do” represent the electorate wanted DRIPA to be amended, suspended or repealed. Fact. Eby who represents all BC, was the initiator of the amendments and suspension. The Public Land Use Society, PLUS, is putting out poll numbers of 66%, 75% and 86% that represent the opinion of those surveyed wanting the decision making powers fully back-with elected officials.
Angus Reid polls had 47% of British Columbians support repealing DRIPA outright.53% feel DRIPA goes too far in limiting provincial authority, a rise from 44% in August 2025. Only 30% view the act as a necessary step toward reconciliation, dropping from previous years. 26% of past BC NDP voters surprisingly support scrapping the law.
These are the numbers that represent BC.
The proof is in the pudding as the saying goes and we have proof that Eby says one thing to get elected and then renages on the promises he makes after being elected. Not only does he mislead the electorate to get elected but he also fails miserably when it comes to governing the province. Those who are his MLA’s and Ministers, if they have ANY integrity, will walk away from Eby because of the crass and unethical way he has called this election.
@Alison Johns
Hell yes I’m angry !!!! Angry that Eby and his NDP have taken my province down a rabbit hole of deficits and debt, open drug abuse on our streets, mill closures, rising unemployment, rocketing cost of living, homelessness and record food bank use. To name just a few reasons why Eby has to go.
@alison jones of course you guys in Kits and Point Grey love Eby he wouldn’t dare do anything to upset you. I bet you don’t have homeless sleeping in your neighbourhood or people passed out because of the drug abuse. I bet you can afford the high food prices and not worry about paying high rents for a decent place to live or your hospital emergency closing or no family doctor. But the rest of BC have had enough of Eby and the NDP. Also bringing racism in to this is just a smokescreen to try and protect Eby’s ideological policy to give away property rights in BC
I don’t know what the conservatives will do if they win the election but I do know what Eby has done and will carry on doing if he wins again. I wouldn’t vote for Eby and this NDP if they were the only ones on the ballot.
James Moore
B.C.’s fiscal position has spiralled out of control over the past five years. How bad? Consider this: B.C. became a province of Canada 155 years ago. It took 150 years for B.C.’s debt to reach $90 billion. It took just five years to double our debt from $90 billion to $180 billion between 2021 and 2026. Consequently, the debt servicing costs have more than doubled from $2.7 billion in 2021-22 to $6.3 billion in 2026-27. To put that in perspective, B.C. is now spending more on interest payments than it allocates to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle.
For too long we have been tolersnt of the disastrous NDP policies and Apathetic about defeating them in elections. Well now is a great opportunity for the people of BC to say “No more” and get out and vote AGAINST Eby and the NDP. Alternately, get out and vote FOR the Conservatives. Either way, just get out and vote so we can change the direction of our province to one of prosperity.
While we may not know what the BC Conservatives will be like as government, unfortunately we DO know just how incompetent and arrogant the Eby NDP has been as government. It took over a hundred years to accumulate our provincial debt and in just 5 years the Eby lead NDP have DOUBLED that debt. Eby is ideologically determined to give away title to our property and housing to the indigenous in BC. Eby is spending our tax money like it grows on trees with nothing to show for it except more debt. Eby and the NDP created and funded the open drug use we see taking over our streets and the gangs of criminals that have boasted that they will rule BC. ANYONE woukd be better than Eby and the NDP and the Conservatives deserve a chance to try and fix the screwups of the Eby NDP.
Wow, look at the comment below, from Alison. “Angry old men”?? Every demographic is turning on the NDP. The whole province has been screwed. And you’re trying to pull the racism card on this election battle?? Seriously?? That’s all you got??
This opportunistic moron Eby, who’s has done nothing but wreck the province and attempted to blame it all on Trump, is going down hard. He has a Majority with 2 more years but thought he could eek out an extra 2 years and call a snap election during the Municipals, and while the opposition was settling their leadership. This is the RAT that you and “everyone you know” loves. The NDP are going to be obliviated.
LOL, the Dipper morons are now out blaming DRIPA on “racism.” That is utterly hilarious. See comment below.
This opportunist idiot you love named David Eby, who’s done nothing but devastate the province and attempted to blame it all on Trump, is about to lose so very, very badly. I can’t wait!
It’s funny how a bunch of angry old men are upset about DRIPA because of their deep rooted racism against aboriginals but here in Kits I don’t hear anyone talking about it.
In fact most people I know love David Eby and will be voting for him again.
I applaud Global’s extensive coverage of all parties during BC’s current political battle and these comments prove how deep rooted racism is playing a big part in this election.
I love the comment about” concern over the conservatives ability to govern”. The bar is so low after Eby and his administration incompetency that people just want change .
Eby just lost five of his most loyal and most elite ministers. How are the NDP in any better position?
Any way anyone who runs on the repeal DRIPA platform is set to win.
hahahahahah bye bye Eby you f *ucking gimp!!!!! Whatcha ya gonna do now, cheat like last election?!!? Ohhhh we need 3 weeks to count some votes in Surrey!!
It’s time for change. Eby is a complete failure.
It would be hilarious if the cons won but this is all just a smokescreen. These polls have been fully manufactured for years now.
I would be some sweet justice for Eby to lose during this snap election but I dont think we should get our hopes up, the people of BC are still very much drinking the cool aid.
Don’t be fooled by these fake polls put out there by the NDP propaganda machine known as Global news. If you don’t want four more years of failed NDP policies
Get out and vote !!!
David Eby’s self serving, selfish decision to call a snap election will be the NDP’s downfall. Our province has descended into fiscal irresponsibility, greed, and complete and utter disregard for the wishes of British Columbians. Poverty, drug use, crime, unaffordable housing groceries, and day to day expenses are completely out of control. Eby’s decision to make Trump the main topic is beyond ludicrous!