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title: "Ipsos poll puts BC Conservatives at 42%, NDP at 40% as campaign enters week two"
description: "An Ipsos poll conducted Sept. 25 to 29 for Global News found BC Conservative support up seven points and BC NDP support down five compared to two weeks earlier."
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A new Ipsos poll for Global News puts the BC Conservatives at 42% and the BC NDP at 40% as the province heads into the second week of the Oct. 24 election campaign. Global News reported the results on Oct. 1, 2026.

The poll was conducted between Sept. 25 and 29, 2026, surveying 1,001 adult British Columbians online through the Ipsos panel. The results are accurate to within plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, according to the methodology statement published by Global News.

## The shift from two weeks ago

The BC Conservatives gained seven points and the BC NDP lost five compared to an Ipsos poll conducted Sept. 8 to 14 for the same outlet. At that earlier date, Global News reports, the NDP held a clear lead. The new numbers put the Conservatives two points ahead, within the margin of error.

Kyle Braid, senior vice president at Ipsos, told Global News that the earlier poll showed the Conservatives "in decline and disarray" while the NDP looked "headed to an easy majority government if they called an election." He used the phrase "altered political landscape," and said it was "hard to imagine a worse start to a campaign for the NDP."

The poll also found that BC NDP leader David Eby's personal favorability fell, with unfavorable impressions rising seven points compared to two weeks earlier, according to Global News.

## The leadership change that came in between

The period between the two polls included the resignation of BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and the appointment of [Lorne Doerkson](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson) as interim leader. The Global News report describes the shift in the poll numbers as linked to that change.

## What a voter can do with this

Voting day for the BC provincial election is Oct. 24, 2026. Advance voting runs Oct. 16 to 21. You can check your voting options at /bc/provincial-2026.

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