The majority of those who voted Green in the 2017 British Columbia election want to see the Green Party form a minority government with the BC NDP party in Legislature.
An Insights West survey found 62% of Green voters think the party should work with the NDP. Only 23% of those voters think the party should support the BC Liberals.
Among all B.C. voters, 51% would like to see a Green-NDP minority government, compared with 38% who support a Green-Liberal alliance.
“The composition of the next government remains contentious, which is expected after the election essentially ended in a tie,” said Insights West vice-president of public affair Mario Canseco.
“However, the voters who gave the BC Green Party its best showing in a provincial election are more likely to support collaboration with the BC New Democrats.”
The vast majority – 92% – of those who voted NDP would like to see an NDP-Green Party alliance, and 84% of Liberal voters support a Liberal-Green Party minority government.
Almost two-thirds of all survey respondents – 62% – believe Christy Clark should step down as leader of her party if the Liberals don’t form the government. This includes 46% who voted Liberal.
Most of those surveyed – 52% – say they are in support of the current first-past-the-post way of electing Legislative Assembly members, compared with 39% who say they are dissatisfied with how things stand. Sixty three per cent say any changes to the current system should be put to a province-wide referendum. Twenty eight per cent say they do not support the idea of a referendum.
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