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May 09, 2023 - 12:00 PM
Women in British Columbia are more likely to vote for the BC NDP compared to the BC United party by a margin of two-to-one.
According to a May 9 Research Co. poll, 50% of women in B.C. would vote NDP provincially if an election was held tomorrow, compared to 24% who would vote BC United.
Men on the other hand are split, with 42% favouring the NDP and 41% BC United.
The poll also shows the New Democrats are gaining in popularity.
Forty-six per cent of voters said they would cast a ballot for the BC NDP – up two points from three months ago – while 33% would vote BC United. That's down three percentage points since a previous survey as the BC Liberals.
The BC Green Party came in third with 16% followed by the Conservative Party of BC with 4%.
While more people would vote for BC United than for the Greens, its leader Sonia Furstenau scored a slightly better approval rating, 40%, than BC United Leader Kevin Falcon at 38%.
BC NDP leader David Eby comes out on top by a wide margin with an approval rating of 59% across the province. BC Conservative leader John Rustad has an approval rating of 18%.
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When it comes to the concerns of the day, 32% of B.C. residents said housing, homelessness and poverty is the most pressing issue, above health care at 28%.
Crime and public safety came in at 14%, the economy and jobs at 12%, and the environment at 4%.
Public safety is a greater concern for residents of Metro Vancouver at 16%, Vancouver Island at 15% than for southern B.C. at 12%.
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While overall only 12% of B.C. residents say the economy and jobs are their most prevalent concern, that number jumps to 28% in northern B.C.
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