New research - August 11, 2026

BC Provincial Election Poll

Voting intention, preferred premier, and provincial government approval among British Columbia residents aged 18 and older.

1,124Completed interviews
July 31-August 82026 fieldwork period
±2.9 pointsMargin of error, 19 times out of 20

Voting intention

BC Conservatives lead among decided voters

Question: If a provincial election were held today, which party would you support?

Decided voters

Undecided respondents excluded

BC Conservatives44.6%
BC NDP35.4%
BC Green Party12.2%
Another Party3.6%
Centre BC2.2%
One BC1.9%

All respondents

Including undecided respondents

BC Conservatives40.6%
BC NDP32.3%
BC Green Party11.1%
Undecided9.0%
Another Party3.3%
Centre BC2.0%
One BC1.7%

Preferred premier

All respondents

Undecided28.1%
David Eby26.9%
Kerry-Lynne Findlay23.1%
Someone else8.2%
Emily Lowan7.7%
Dallas Brodie3.5%
Mike Bernier2.5%

Provincial government approval

All respondents

30.0%Approve
16.3%Neutral or unsure
53.7%Disapprove

Approval combines “Strongly Approve” and “Approve.” Disapproval combines “Disapprove” and “Strongly Disapprove.”

Methodology

How the poll was conducted

This release reports aggregate results only. Detailed question results and cross-tabs are available in the full report.

Population
British Columbia residents aged 18 and older
Collection
Interactive voice response (IVR) using random digit dialing
Fieldwork
July 31 to August 8, 2026
Sample
1,124 completed interviews
Weighting
Age, gender, and region in British Columbia
Margin of error
±2.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding. Margins of error are higher for subsamples.

Complete results

Download the full 19-page research report

Includes complete response detail and cross-tabs by age, region, gender, and first-question response.

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