The British Columbia (BC) provincial election is drawing near on the 19th. It is a one-on-one race between the BC New Democratic Party (BCNDP), which is seeking a third consecutive term in power, and the BC Conservative Party, which is seeking its first term in power.<\/p>\n
Recently, British Columbia has seen a shift in government with the BCNDP and the BC Liberal Party as the two largest parties, with the BC Green Party making inroads as a third party, though it is a small minority. However, the Liberal Party was renamed BC United by its leader Kevin Falcon and disappeared. Furthermore, this summer, Falcon announced that he would support the Conservative Party and would not run a candidate in this election, and BC United was effectively gone.<\/p>\n
As a result, the Conservative Party suddenly emerged as a place for conservatives and a place to vote for voters who wanted a change of government from the NDP. The Conservative Party received only 2% of the vote in the last election. However, according to the current approval ratings released by polling company Ipsos on October 18, the NDP has 44%, the Conservative Party has 42%, and the Green Party has 11%.<\/p>\n
In terms of party leader approval ratings, Leader Eby has 34%, Leader Rustad has 29%, and Leader Sonia Firstenaut (BC Green Party) has 13%. Even with the day before the election, it is impossible to predict who the voters will vote for, and the outcome will depend on independent voters on the 19th.<\/p>\n
The likely scenario is an NDP minority government or a Conservative minority government, with either the Greens or independents holding a minority of seats to control Parliament. It is unlikely that either party will win a majority. Unfortunately, heavy rain is forecast for Metro Vancouver, the most populous region in British Columbia, and the Victoria area, and attention is being paid to how the weather will affect the vote. The number of early votes that have already been cast is said to be the highest in history.<\/p>\n
The deadline for voting is 8 p.m. The results will be broadcast live by all media outlets on the 19th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"