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Nomad
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: Election & Polls |
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So after 2½ years of the media predicting an imminent election, it looks like we might actually be having one. No doubt it will steal all the thunder from the American election (giggle).
I thought it might be interesting to keep a thread going of what the various polls are saying, then compare it to what happens when the dust settles. How much fun would that be!!??
So here's the first one, pasted today from Yahoo news. I must admit, I'm surprised at the numbers, but it's just a poll...
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080904/canada/canada_poll_results
MONTREAL (CBC) - Canadians are most likely to vote for the Conservatives in a federal election, and believe Stephen Harper and Jack Layton would make better prime ministers than Stéphane Dion, according to a new poll sponsored by CBC News.
The survey, conducted by Environics between Friday and Tuesday, found that 38 per cent of Canadians would vote for the Conservative party if an election were held immediately.
By comparison, 28 per cent would vote for the Liberal party, 19 for the NDP, eight for the Bloc Québécois and seven for the Green party.
Even when undecided voters were asked to reveal whom they were inclined to vote for, the Conservatives still kept the lead: Conservatives (33 per cent), Liberals (24), NDP (16), Bloc (7), Green (6).
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When looking at the regions, the Conservatives have a firm lead in Ontario - 43 per cent of Ontarians would vote Conservative compared to 34 per cent Liberal.
"This is the big story - the strength of Conservative support in Ontario and how their support has inched upward over the past several months," Dasko said.
The Conservatives also have firm support in the Prairies (53 Conservative, 22 Liberal) and in British Columbia (35 Conservative, 28 NDP, 26 Liberal).
But Atlantic Canada, a traditional Liberal stronghold, the Liberals maintain the lead - 39 per cent of Atlantic Canadians would vote Liberal while 33 per cent would vote Conservative, according to the poll.
In Quebec, the Conservatives are second to the Bloc, which has 34 per cent of the vote, compared to 23 for the Conservatives and 22 for the Liberals.
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A total of 39 per cent said Harper would make the best prime minister, while 15 per cent chose the NDP’s Layton.
Only 13 per cent chose Liberal Dion, while 14 per cent said none of the leaders of the major parties would make a good prime minister. |
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Largs
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: |
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I guess not everyone in BC is pissed off over Insite.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ruling Conservatives are entering the fall election campaign with a commanding lead in British Columbia, says a new poll for Canwest News Service.
The public opinion survey, by Ipsos Reid, found that the Tories are supported by 43 per cent of voters, compared to the Liberals at 27 per cent and the NDP at 16.
The numbers vary from the result of the 2006 election, when the Conservatives won 37.3 per cent of the popular vote in B.C. and took 17 seats, the NDP received 28.6 per cent with 10 seats and the Liberals got 27.6 per cent and nine seats.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I envy you guys. You're going to get all this over on October 18. We'll still be floundering in bipartisan idiocy until the first Tuesday in November.
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