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Respondents were also asked to weigh in with their perceptions of the leaders, so while there may be support for a party, the poll found that it didn’t necessarily translate to support for each party’s leader.

More than half of respondents (58 per cent) said they had an unfavourable opinion of Clark, while 27 per cent said the opposite. Another 12 per cent weren’t sure and still three per cent admitted they weren’t familiar with Clark.

In comparison, an equal amount of people had favourable (35 per cent) and unfavourable (34 per cent) opinions toward Horgan. Some 26 per cent said they weren’t sure and six per cent said they weren’t familiar with Horgan.

That said, both Clark and Horgan registered similar levels of support when respondents were asked who they felt would do the better job as premier. Horgan came first, with 35 per cent agreeing he’d be a better premier, while 33 per cent maintained Clark was the one for the job. Only 13 per cent said Andrew Weaver of the B.C. Greens was the best candidate for the role.

The survey was conducted on the weekend of April 29-May 1, and asked 1,650 respondents to chime in. All respondents were screened to confirm voting eligibility, and responses were weighed based on 2011 census data. The survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 2.41 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Mainstreet has also dropped the B.C. Conservatives from the survey, as there are only a small number of candidates registered and to keep in line with Mainstreet’s polling standards.

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