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title: "Angus Reid poll: 78% of BC adults name something they dislike about David Eby"
description: "A new Angus Reid Institute survey finds David Eby carries high unfavourable awareness while Lorne Doerkson remains largely unknown to undecided voters, two weeks before voting day."
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A new Angus Reid Institute survey finds that 78% of British Columbia adults could name something they dislike about BC NDP leader [David Eby](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby), while BC Conservative leader [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) remains largely unknown to undecided voters two weeks before voting day.

The Angus Reid Institute released the results on October 8. The survey ran October 1 to 3, 2026, and covered 1,013 BC adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

## What voters said about Eby

The poll asked respondents to volunteer, without prompting, something they like and something they dislike about each leader. According to the Angus Reid Institute, 78% of respondents named at least one thing they dislike about Eby. Only 46% named something positive.

The most common criticism, named by 24% of respondents, was dishonesty or broken promises. Weak leadership came second at 20%. On the positive side, personal character and competent leadership each received 13%.

The Angus Reid Institute notes that a high negative-awareness score comes with stronger name recognition: voters who can name a specific dislike are also more engaged with that leader, which can mean stronger turnout among both opponents and supporters.

## What voters said about Doerkson

Doerkson's numbers look different. The Angus Reid Institute found that 31% of all adults polled could not name anything they like about him. Among undecided voters, that rises to 55%. Half of undecided respondents could also not name a criticism.

Among those who did have a view, the top positives were conservative values, a desire for change or a fresh start, and honesty, each named by 14% of respondents. The top criticism was conservative ideology at 18%, followed by inexperience at 10% and concerns about social issues or extremism at 10%.

The Angus Reid Institute described these numbers as showing "room for movement": Doerkson has not yet been defined for a large share of the people who have not yet made up their minds.

## What to watch before you vote

The only scheduled leaders debate is on October 14, a week before advance voting opens. CHEK television is broadcasting it. This survey was conducted before that debate, so the numbers capture how voters sized up both leaders without it.

Advance voting runs from October 16 to 21. Voting day is October 24, 2026. To find your district and what is on your ballot, see the [candidates and parties for this election](/bc/provincial-2026).

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