OTTAWA (CP) - The Conservatives would win another minority and the NDP would gain at the expense of the Liberals if Canadians had a chance to redo the Jan. 23 election, a new poll suggests.
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The Decima Research survey of 1,010 adult Canadians, conducted between Feb. 9 and 13, suggests there has been no significant change in national support for the Tories.
Thirty-five per cent of respondents said they would vote Conservative, compared with 36 per cent who cast ballots on election day.
The poll put support for the Liberals at 25 per cent, down five percentage points from Jan. 23.
Twenty-four per cent of respondents backed the NDP, up from 17.5 per cent election day.
The Tories won 124 seats in the federal election, and gained another when Liberal David Emerson crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet. That left the Liberals with 102 seats.
In Ontario, the poll suggests the three main parties would be in a virtual dead heat, with 31 per cent supporting the NDP, 30 per cent backing the Liberals, and 29 picking the Conservatives.
The survey suggests Bloc Quebecois support has declined since the vote, with 35 per cent of Quebec respondents supporting the separatist party compared to 42 per cent who voted BQ last month.
In Quebec, the Conservatives had 28 per cent support, the Liberals 18, and the NDP 14.
Decima's Bruce Anderson said the numbers signal a number of things, notably that the controversy surrounding Emerson's switch and the appointment of unelected Michael Fortier to cabinet have not affected Conservative support.
"It's not unusual to see the Liberal party number go down in this fashion, as they are, for all intents and purposes, between leaders," said Anderson.
"Finally, the NDP number confirms yet again that the NDP enjoys a bigger opportunity than they have in the past, because of effective leadership communications and a fiscal situation that makes more NDP policy ideas seem affordable."
The Decima survey is considered accurate to within plus or minus 3.1 points, 19 times in 20.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/2006...FhvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
So it might be wise for the NDP to bring down the Conservative government at the right moment because it appears that the NDP might get more seats and more popularity to the Liberals in any election.
It is the rise of the NDP.
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The Decima Research survey of 1,010 adult Canadians, conducted between Feb. 9 and 13, suggests there has been no significant change in national support for the Tories.
Thirty-five per cent of respondents said they would vote Conservative, compared with 36 per cent who cast ballots on election day.
The poll put support for the Liberals at 25 per cent, down five percentage points from Jan. 23.
Twenty-four per cent of respondents backed the NDP, up from 17.5 per cent election day.
The Tories won 124 seats in the federal election, and gained another when Liberal David Emerson crossed the floor to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet. That left the Liberals with 102 seats.
In Ontario, the poll suggests the three main parties would be in a virtual dead heat, with 31 per cent supporting the NDP, 30 per cent backing the Liberals, and 29 picking the Conservatives.
The survey suggests Bloc Quebecois support has declined since the vote, with 35 per cent of Quebec respondents supporting the separatist party compared to 42 per cent who voted BQ last month.
In Quebec, the Conservatives had 28 per cent support, the Liberals 18, and the NDP 14.
Decima's Bruce Anderson said the numbers signal a number of things, notably that the controversy surrounding Emerson's switch and the appointment of unelected Michael Fortier to cabinet have not affected Conservative support.
"It's not unusual to see the Liberal party number go down in this fashion, as they are, for all intents and purposes, between leaders," said Anderson.
"Finally, the NDP number confirms yet again that the NDP enjoys a bigger opportunity than they have in the past, because of effective leadership communications and a fiscal situation that makes more NDP policy ideas seem affordable."
The Decima survey is considered accurate to within plus or minus 3.1 points, 19 times in 20.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/2006...FhvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
So it might be wise for the NDP to bring down the Conservative government at the right moment because it appears that the NDP might get more seats and more popularity to the Liberals in any election.
It is the rise of the NDP.
