New polling shows the upstart BC Conservative Party appears to be winning the fight for the votes of federal Conservative Party supporters.
According to data released by the Angus Reid Institute on Monday, 56 per cent of would-be Conservative Party of Canada voters would cast their ballot for the BC Conservatives if an election were held today.
BC United, which changed its name last year from the BC Liberal Party, would pick up 29 per cent of those voters.
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The BC Liberal Party has historically drawn votes from a coalition of right-leaning voters in both the federal Liberal and Conservative parties.
But the Angus Reid data shows the renamed party could also face challenges holding the support of those Liberal backers.
According to the poll, 57 per cent of federal Liberal voters surveyed would cast their ballot for the BC NDP, while 36 per cent would vote BC United.
Federal NDP supporters, perhaps unsurprisingly, strongly back the BC …