{
  "id": 16219360,
  "title": "Conservatives hold advantage with B.C. election day one day away: poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/conservatives-hold-advantage-with-b-c-election-day-one-day-away-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T19:28:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12118797/bc-conservatives-positioned-possible-majority-undecided-voters-shrink-poll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The BC Conservatives are on track to win a majority government in the upcoming election, according to the latest Ipsos poll conducted in partnership with Global BC. The poll shows the Conservatives with 44 percent support, up one percentage point from the previous survey. The BC NDP is trailing at 39 percent, while the BC Green Party has increased its support to 13 percent. The poll indicates that Lorne Doerkson, the Conservative leader, is a strong favourite to become premier if the current numbers remain consistent.\n\nWhile the survey margins of error still allow for some uncertainty, the poll suggests that Doerkson could transition from obscurity to premier in just five weeks. However, the election outcome remains far from certain and may ultimately depend on voter turnout and last-minute decisions at the ballot box. OneBC support stands at two percent, and CentreBC has one percent support. The poll excludes 18 percent of British Columbians who are undecided, with 12 percent of those respondents having shifted their preference over the past six weeks.\n\nThe poll also reveals that 15 percent of voters still believe there is a good chance they will change their minds and vote for another party's candidate on election day. Voter certainty is nearly equal for the NDP and the BC Conservatives (14 percent and 13 percent, respectively), while Green Party support is less secure, with 27 percent of respondents still considering a change.\n\nFavourability ratings for the party leaders are relatively close. NDP leader David Eby maintains stable ratings, with 35 percent favourable and 40 percent unfavourable. Doerkson's ratings are nearly identical, at 31 percent favourable and 33 percent unfavourable. Emily Lowan, the Green Party leader, sees improved favourability ratings, with 30 percent favourable and 18 percent unfavourable. OneBC leader Dallas Brodie and CentreBC leader Elenore Sturko, however, have seen their ratings worsen over the campaign.",
  "summary": "The poll shows the BC Conservatives at 44 per cent, up one from the last poll, while the BC NDP are still five points behind at 39 per cent, and the BC Green Party at 13 per cent.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}