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Ontario New Democrats solidify first place, Liberals trailing in third, exclusive poll shows
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Ashley Csanady
Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is surging in the polls. Chris Young / The Canadian Press
The Ontario New Democrats are joining their federal colleagues at the front of the pack as they solidify their lead in a new poll.
The province’s NDP is in first place in an exclusive Forum Research polls showing the party could take a plurality of seats, albeit not enough for a majority, if an election were called. The growth in New Democrat support to 35 per cent of respondents comes after Rachel Notley led Alberta’s NDP to a historic victory and as federal leader Thomas Mulcair enjoys a strong lead in federal polls.
The Progressive Conservatives stand at 32 per cent support among those surveyed, almost tied with the NDP given the poll’s margin of error, and the provincial Liberals have fallen to 26 per cent.
Topher Seguin/Edmonton Journal
Topher Seguin/Edmonton Journal Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley — is their success helping the Ontario NDP pick up support in the polls?
“Whether this a reflection of the NDP victory in Alberta, or Tom Mulcair’s new prominence as the darling of the national electorate, it is clear the NDP have established a winning beach head in Ontario, and it isn’t going away soon,” said Forum Research President Lorne Bozinoff in a statement.
The numbers also display “relative stability” in that support, the release notes. Forum’s May poll showed the NDP at 36 per cent, the PCs at 33 per cent and the Liberals at 24 per cent: so even with the poll’s four per cent margin of error, the Ontario NDP lead is no fluke.
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PostmediaKathleen Wynne is poised to sell of part of Hydro One, a privatization bid her three predecessors, two of them Tories, couldn't stomach.
The drop in Liberal support comes just over a year after Premier Kathleen Wynne led the party back to a majority of seats at Queen’s Park, unexpectedly winning the party’s fourth straight election.
Allegations of bribery — an “apparent contravention” of election law as Elections Ontario put it — in the Sudbury by-election and the controversial decision to sell off 60 per cent of Hydro One may also be eating into Liberal support.
Horwath led Question Period for weeks with questions about Sudbury and her party has led the charge, alongside public sector unions, against the Hydro One sale. Forum’s past polls show the growth in NDP support began around the time of the Sudbury byelection, picked up steam with the Hydro One announcement and then solidified as national support grew and the party took Alberta.
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A recent Mainstreet Technologies poll showed 60 per cent of Ontarians disapprove of the sale.
The PCs don’t seem to be enjoying a prolonged bump from new leader Patrick Brown, elected in early May, perhaps because he remains unknown to many voters. Only one about one fifth approve of Brown, 19 per cent, but 53 per cent admit to not knowing much about him.
Horwath has the approval of almost four in ten voters, or 38 per cent, and Wynne is just shy of three-in-ten support at 29 percent. However, the premier’s net approval “is a very negative -31,” compared to Brown’s -10 and Horwath’s +6 in Forum’s net favourable score, which subtracts disapproval scores from approval numbers.
The next Ontario election is three years away, so perhaps the best news is for Mulcair, who needs to pick up seats in Ontario if he hopes to form a government. On the flip side, the poll is bad news for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who needs to retake many seats in Ontario to move the once-governing party out of third place.
The interactive-voice-response poll surveyed 678 Canadians from June 25 to July 7. It is considered accurate by a margin of four per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Posted in: News Tags: Canadian Politics, Canada, Andrea Horwath, NDP, Ontario NDP, Patrick Brown
Ontario New Democrats solidify first place, Liberals trailing in third, exclusive poll shows
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Ontario New Democrats solidify first place, Liberals trailing in third, exclusive poll shows
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Ashley Csanady
Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is surging in the polls. Chris Young / The Canadian Press
The Ontario New Democrats are joining their federal colleagues at the front of the pack as they solidify their lead in a new poll.
The province’s NDP is in first place in an exclusive Forum Research polls showing the party could take a plurality of seats, albeit not enough for a majority, if an election were called. The growth in New Democrat support to 35 per cent of respondents comes after Rachel Notley led Alberta’s NDP to a historic victory and as federal leader Thomas Mulcair enjoys a strong lead in federal polls.
The Progressive Conservatives stand at 32 per cent support among those surveyed, almost tied with the NDP given the poll’s margin of error, and the provincial Liberals have fallen to 26 per cent.
Topher Seguin/Edmonton Journal
Topher Seguin/Edmonton Journal Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley — is their success helping the Ontario NDP pick up support in the polls?
“Whether this a reflection of the NDP victory in Alberta, or Tom Mulcair’s new prominence as the darling of the national electorate, it is clear the NDP have established a winning beach head in Ontario, and it isn’t going away soon,” said Forum Research President Lorne Bozinoff in a statement.
The numbers also display “relative stability” in that support, the release notes. Forum’s May poll showed the NDP at 36 per cent, the PCs at 33 per cent and the Liberals at 24 per cent: so even with the poll’s four per cent margin of error, the Ontario NDP lead is no fluke.
Postmedia
PostmediaKathleen Wynne is poised to sell of part of Hydro One, a privatization bid her three predecessors, two of them Tories, couldn't stomach.
The drop in Liberal support comes just over a year after Premier Kathleen Wynne led the party back to a majority of seats at Queen’s Park, unexpectedly winning the party’s fourth straight election.
Allegations of bribery — an “apparent contravention” of election law as Elections Ontario put it — in the Sudbury by-election and the controversial decision to sell off 60 per cent of Hydro One may also be eating into Liberal support.
Horwath led Question Period for weeks with questions about Sudbury and her party has led the charge, alongside public sector unions, against the Hydro One sale. Forum’s past polls show the growth in NDP support began around the time of the Sudbury byelection, picked up steam with the Hydro One announcement and then solidified as national support grew and the party took Alberta.
NA0710_OntarioPoll_C_JR
A recent Mainstreet Technologies poll showed 60 per cent of Ontarians disapprove of the sale.
The PCs don’t seem to be enjoying a prolonged bump from new leader Patrick Brown, elected in early May, perhaps because he remains unknown to many voters. Only one about one fifth approve of Brown, 19 per cent, but 53 per cent admit to not knowing much about him.
Horwath has the approval of almost four in ten voters, or 38 per cent, and Wynne is just shy of three-in-ten support at 29 percent. However, the premier’s net approval “is a very negative -31,” compared to Brown’s -10 and Horwath’s +6 in Forum’s net favourable score, which subtracts disapproval scores from approval numbers.
The next Ontario election is three years away, so perhaps the best news is for Mulcair, who needs to pick up seats in Ontario if he hopes to form a government. On the flip side, the poll is bad news for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who needs to retake many seats in Ontario to move the once-governing party out of third place.
The interactive-voice-response poll surveyed 678 Canadians from June 25 to July 7. It is considered accurate by a margin of four per cent, 19 times out of 20.
Posted in: News Tags: Canadian Politics, Canada, Andrea Horwath, NDP, Ontario NDP, Patrick Brown
Ontario New Democrats solidify first place, Liberals trailing in third, exclusive poll shows
