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Support for the B.C. NDP has fallen but it remains the leading party across the province as politicians set out on the campaign trail.

According to the latest Mainstreet Research poll, which surveyed respondents April 1-3, 36 per cent of B.C.’s decided and leaning voters have thrown their support behind the NDP. That’s the same level of support that polls indicated in late March, but is down two points from where the NDP registered in mid-March.

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The Liberals follow at 33 per cent, down one percentage point, while the Greens are holding on to their gains at 19 per cent. The Conservatives have remained at a steady 11 per cent since early March.

“The NDP and Liberals are essentially tied and all three parties seem to be doing well in different parts of the province,” said Mainstreet president Quito Maggi.

“The NDP are seeing their strength come from the Greater Vancouver area, the Greens are leading the NDP on Vancouver Island by one percentage point, essentially leaving them tied given the margin of error, and the B.C. Liberals are doing best in the Interior and North.