NDP majority in B.C.
Toronto,
October 23rd – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The
Forum Poll™ among 1314 British Columbia voters, among those decided and leaning
a little over 4-in-10 (43.4%) will vote NDP, compared to approximately a third who
will vote Liberal (33.9%).
The
Greens command a little less than a fifth of the vote (17.9%).
Few
say they will support another party (4.8%).
NDP to command a decisive share of seats
The NDP
are projected to form a majority government with 56 of the 87 seats in the legislature, while the Liberals are projected to capture 26 seats.
The
Green party is projected to take 4 seats, with the remaining seat expected to
go to another party.
"The NDP have a comfortable lead going into the weekend," said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research, "on their way to form a majority government."
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
