iN NUMBERS: BC NDP in strong position a year after election

It’s been an eventful year in B.C. politics since the last election.

The BC Liberal Party became the BC United Party then dropped out of the provincial election. The BC Conservative Party lost several MLAs and two of them started a new party called OneBC, not to mention the party’s constant controversies.

Pollster Abacus asked BC residents how they’re feeling about provincial politics.

Here are the numbers: 

• 40: Per cent is Premier David Eby’s approval rating. It’s highest among voters ages 18 to 29. 
• 31: Per cent of BCers strongly and/or somewhat disapproved of Eby’s government.
• 20: Per cent of British Columbians neither approve nor disapprove of Eby’s government.
• 5: MLAs are no longer in the BC Conservative Party, two of them were elected in the Okanagan. 
• 1: Per cent of those surveyed intend to vote for the controversial new party OneBC.
• 47: Per cent of respondents intend to vote BC NDP if an election were called today. 
• 40: Per cent of respondents intend to vote BC Conservative if an election were called today. 
• 15: Per cent of those asked would vote differently provincially than they did federally if they voted for the federal Conservative Party or the federal New Democratic Party.
• 177: Days until voters in B.C. can start the process to recall MLAs.