The British Columbia Conservatives would have the second largest share of the popular vote among decided voters if an election were held today, according to a poll conducted by Mainstreet Research. .The BC Conservatives would receive 27% of decided voters— an increase of 25% from one year ago — according to the Friday poll. Mainstreet Research said continuing the trend of being in first place would be the BC NDP (35%), but it has dropped 13% in the last year. .Subsequent to the Conservatives would be BC United (22%). This was followed by the Greens (13%) and another party (4%). .When it comes to all voters, Mainstreet Research said the NDP leads them with 30%. .After the NDP would be the Conservatives (21%). This was followed by undecided (20%), United (18%), Greens (8%), and another party (3%). .Mainstreet Research went on to say 42% of voters have a favourable opinion of BC Premier David Eby. It said 37% have an unfavourable opinion of Eby, and one-fifth do not know. .For BC United leader Kevin Falcon, 35% have a favourable view of him. One-third see Falcon in a negative light, and another third do not know. .The BC Conservatives beat out United for the first time in recent years in the Langford-Juan de Fuca by-election in June. .READ MORE: BC Conservatives finished ahead of United in by-election.“Historic showing by BC Conservatives in Langford,” said prominent Canadian political commentator Aaron Gunn. .NDP candidate Ravi Parmar won the by-election with 53.5% of the vote. .The poll was conducted using automated telephone interviews from August 29 to 31 among a representative randomized sample of 601 British Columbian adults. It has a margin of error of +/- four percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
