Battle To Form Minority Government Now Between NDP’s Mulciar And Trudeau-Liberals, Says New Poll

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The NDP was seen as the party that most represents change, and 56 per cent of those polled said they were expecting the elections to result in a minority government.

TORONTO – Scandal-plagued Conservatives under the shaky leadership of Stephen Harper have now drifted to third place behind NDP and Liberals, says new poll.

The battle to form a minority government now is between Thomas Mulcair’s NDP and Justin Trudeau-led Liberals, according to a poll by Léger.

NDP  is clearly ahead nationwide is at 33 per cent compared to 28 per cent for the Liberal Party and 27 per cent for Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, according to the survey of 2,095 Canadians conducted Aug. 10 to Aug. 12 for the Journal de Montréal and Le Devoir, reported Canadian Press.

Harper launched the longest and most expensive federal election campaign on Aug. 2. Voters go to the polls Oct. 19.

The results represent a slight uptick for the NDP and the Liberals, whose ratings increased by one per cent and three per cent respectively, over poll results taken last month.

The Conservatives, meanwhile, slumped five per cent. The Green Party garnered six per cent support, while the Bloc Québécois got five per cent support.

Among party leaders, Mulcair was the most popular, with 28 per cent of respondents saying he would make the best prime minister. Harper got 21 per cent support, down four points from July, while Liberal leader Justin Trudeau saw his approval rating grow by four points, to 20 per cent.

In Quebec the Orange Wave remained strong, with 40 per cent supporting the NDP, while the Liberals had 21 per cent of the vote, tied with the Bloc. The Conservatives in Quebec had 17 per cent support. British Columbia is the only other province to see a dominant NDP lead, with 36 per cent support compared to 26 per cent for the Liberals and 23 per cent for the Conservatives.

In Ontario, the three leading parties were neck and neck, with the NDP and Liberal parties at 31 per cent and the Conservatives reaping 30 per cent of the vote.

Support for Harper’s party was highest in Alberta, where 46 per cent of respondents said they would vote Conservative, as compared to 23 per cent for the NDP and 22 per cent for the Liberals.

The NDP was seen as the party that most represents change, and 56 per cent of those polled said they were expecting the elections to result in a minority government.

Respondents cited Canada’s economy, aid for middle-class families, job creation and the maintenance of services like the CBC and Canada Post as the top issues of the campaign.