Post-election Polls

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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.

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 spike for the NDP seems a little too high to hold out, that's for sure. 1% point difference between the Libs and the NDP? :laugh: The Conservatives should be a tad concerned, because new governments generally enjoy a substantial support lift during the honeymoon phase. Although I suppose Emerson and Fortier were akin to the new groom bringing another woman into the marital bed - sorta puts the kibosh on the lovey-dovey stuff.

... and speaking of Emerson ...

A new BC Ipsos Reid poll shows that a majority (62%) of British Columbians disapprove of the action taken by David Emerson to switch parties and join Stephen Harper’s Conservative cabinet. And while it has been argued that BC will benefit from having someone of Emerson’s stature in the federal cabinet, only about one-in-three British Columbians (36%) think the switch will turn out to be a good thing for the province. When it comes to the overall issue of politicians making a party switch, three-quarters (77%) of British Columbians think MPs should have to face a by-election.

Six-in-ten (62%) British Columbians say they disapprove of the actions taken by David Emerson, including nearly five-in-ten (48%) who “strongly†disapprove and 14% who “somewhat†disapprove. Fewer than half as many BC residents (28%) say they approve of Emerson’s actions (11% “stronglyâ€, 17% “somewhatâ€). Ten percent of residents have no opinion on this issue.

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The spike for the NDP seems a little too high to hold out, that's for sure. 1% point difference between the Libs and the NDP? :laugh:

Common! Take it and run with it... this could be the time. The first step to becoming a viable Leading party is to become a viable official opposition.